Degenerate Matter Has Two Peculiar Properties That Can Affect a Star

question 1

Multiple Choice

Degenerate matter has two peculiar properties that can affect a star.  One is that the degenerate gas resists compression, and the other is that the degenerate gas ____.

• A) is not density dependent
• B) does depend on temperature
• C) does not depend on temperature
• D) is not pressure dependent.
• E) does depend on the type of nuclei present

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