If You Had Something the Size of a Sugar Cube

question 38

Multiple Choice

If you had something the size of a sugar cube that was made of white dwarf matter,it would weigh

• A)as much as a truck.
• B)about 5 pounds.
• C)as much as the entire Earth.
• D)as much as an average person.

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