Question

Which of the following is known as Chandrasekhar Limit?

• A. 2.5 Solar Mass
• B. 1.4 Solar Mass
• C. 2 Solar Mass
• D. 3.6 Solar Mass

Answer 1

Answer:

B. 1.4 Solar Mass

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.