When A White Dwarf Mass Becomes Greater Than 1.4 Times The Sun'S Mass The Star Becomes Unstable And Is Said To Exceed What? [Solved]

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When A White Dwarf Mass Becomes Greater Than 1.4 Times The Sun’S Mass The Star Becomes Unstable And Is Said To Exceed What? [Solved]

A supernova is a one-time event – once it happens, there is little or nothing left of the progenitor star. If the white dwarf’s mass exceeds 1.4 solar masses, electron degeneracy can no longer keep the core from collapsing. Carbon fusion begins throughout the star almost simultaneously, resulting in a carbon explosion.

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