In a Binary System Containing Two Neutron Stars, the Objects

question 59

Multiple Choice

In a binary system containing two neutron stars, the objects will ____.

• A) radiate orbital energy away as gravitational radiation and move farther apart
• B) radiate orbital energy away as gravitational radiation and move closer together
• C) exchange mass until their orbital periods become equal
• D) exchange mass until they are in synchronous rotation
• E) exchange angular momentum, lengthening the period of the pulsar

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