What Principle Explains Why Matter Flowing from One Star in a Binary

question 58

Multiple Choice

What principle explains why matter flowing from one star in a binary system to its companion forms an accretion disk?

• A)conservation of tidal forces
• B)conservation of temperature
• C)conservation of angular momentum
• D)conservation of energy

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