Question:
Which of the following is known as Chandrasekhar Limit?
A2.5 Solar Mass
B1.4 Solar Mass
C2 Solar Mass
D3.6 Solar Mass
Answer:
B. 1.4 Solar Mass
Explanation:
The Chandrasekhar Limit is now accepted to be approximately 1.4 times the mass of the sun; any white dwarf with less than this mass will stay a white dwarf forever, while a star that exceeds this mass is destined to end its life in that most violent of explosions: a supernova.