Will Our Sun Ever Undergo a White Dwarf Supernova Explosion

question 69

Multiple Choice

Will our Sun ever undergo a white dwarf supernova explosion? Why or why not?

• A) No, because it is not orbited by another star.
• B) Yes, right at the end of its double-shell burning stage of life.
• C) Yes, about a million years after it becomes a white dwarf.
• D) No, because the Sun's core will never be hot enough to fuse carbon and other heavier elements into iron.

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