If a White Dwarf Could Accrete Matter from a Binary

question 4

Multiple Choice

If a white dwarf could accrete matter from a binary companion at a rate of ,how long would it take before it exploded as a Type I supernova?

• A) 600 thousand years
• B) 20 million years
• C) 200 milllion years
• D) 600 million years

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