The Pauli exclusion principle means that there is an 'electron degeneracy pressure'. The electron degeneracy pressure means that...?
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The mass of white dwarfs cannot be greater than the 'Chandrasekhar limit' or it will overcome the electron degeneracy pressure. The value of the 'Chandraskhar limit' is...?
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White Dwarfs therefore cannot be formed from main sequence stars which are bigger than...? (Or else their cores will be too massive)
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A star with a mass greater than 4 solar masses fuses elements in layers up to Iron, once a certain mass of iron is gathered in the core...?
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After a type 2 supernova, all that remains of the star is...?
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A neutron star will not collapse further unless it's mass exceeds the Oppenheimer-Volkoff limit of...?
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Neutron stars can form pulsars which are...?
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Pulsars rotate at extremely fast because of the conservation of...?
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In order for a Neutron star to form a black hole, it's mass must be great enough to overcome the 'neutron degeneracy pressure'. It's mass must therefore be greater than...?