When Mass Is Transferred Toward a White Dwarf in a Binary

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Multiple Choice

When mass is transferred toward a white dwarf in a binary system,the material forms a rapidly growing whirlpool of material.What is that whirlpool called?

• A)an accretion disk
• B)an Algol paradox
• C)a planetary nebula
• D)a supernova remnant

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