If Electrons Are Collectively Compressed into a Very Small Volume

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Multiple Choice

If electrons are collectively compressed into a very small volume (e.g.,within the core of a dying white dwarf star) where quantum mechanical considerations become important in preventing one electron from occupying space near a second electron (Pauli exclusion principle) ,what is the result?

• A) The electrons generate a very large pressure to oppose further compression.
• B) The electrons fall into orbit around one another in mutual pairs that reduce the restricted quantum space, allowing further shrinkage of the star.
• C) Nuclear fusion occurs between electrons, producing energy and heating the star's core.
• D) Half the electrons are transformed into antimatter (positrons), which then annihilates electrons, producing a burst of energy and the explosion of the star.

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