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A nova or supernova Type 1A explosion can form from the last "bang" of a*1 pointred giantwhite dwarfblack dwarfneutron starred supegiant

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A nova or supernova Type 1A explosion can form from the last "bang" of a

  • 1 point
  • red giant
  • white dwarf
  • black dwarf
  • neutron star
  • supergiant
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Solution

A Type 1A supernova explosion can form from the last "bang" of a white dwarf.

Here are the steps explaining why:

  1. A white dwarf is a stellar remnant left after a star has exhausted its nuclear fuel. It's primarily composed of electron-degenerate matter, and it's very dense.

  2. If a white dwarf is in a binary system with another star, it can accumulate matter from its companion star. This increases the white dwarf's mass.

  3. If the white dwarf's mass reaches a critical limit, known as the Chandrasekhar limit (about 1.4 times the mass of the Sun), the pressure from the degenerate electrons can no longer support the weight of the star against gravity.

  4. This leads to a runaway nuclear fusion reaction, which causes the white dwarf to explode as a Type 1A supernova.

  5. The explosion completely destroys the white dwarf and ejects a large amount of matter into space.

So, the correct answer is a white dwarf.

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