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A white dwarf of mass half that of the sun and radius equal to one earth radius is formed
PHYSICS · Subjective · A Level · Physics · Astrophysics · Astrophysics
Problem
A white dwarf of mass half that of the sun and radius equal to one earth radius is formed. Estimate the density of this white dwarf. (
M
⊙
=
2.0
×
10
30
M_{\odot} = 2.0 \times 10^{30}
M
⊙
=
2.0
×
1
0
30
kg,
R
E
=
6.4
×
10
6
R_{\text{E}} = 6.4 \times 10^{6}
R
E
=
6.4
×
1
0
6
m.)
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