A white dwarf of mass half that of the sun and radius equal to one earth radius is formed

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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⊙=2.0×1030M_{\odot} = 2.0 \times 10^{30} kg, RE=6.4×106R_{\text{E}} = 6.4 \times 10^{6} m.)

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