What Is It That Keeps a White Dwarf from Collapsing

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Multiple Choice

What is it that keeps a white dwarf from collapsing inward on itself?

• A) electron degeneracy, or "quantum crowding"
• B) the physical size of the neutrons of which this star is composed
• C) convection currents, or updrafts, from the nuclear furnace
• D) normal gas pressure

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