What Is the Ultimate Fate of an Isolated White Dwarf

question 19

Multiple Choice

What is the ultimate fate of an isolated white dwarf?

• A) It will cool down and become a cold black dwarf.
• B) As gravity overwhelms the electron degeneracy pressure, it will explode as a nova.
• C) As gravity overwhelms the electron degeneracy pressure, it will explode as a supernova.
• D) As gravity overwhelms the electron degeneracy pressure, it will become a neutron star.
• E) The electron degeneracy pressure slowly overwhelms gravity and the white dwarf evaporates.

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