The Chandrasekhar limit tells us that
a. accretion disks can grow hot through friction.
b. neutron stars of more than 3 solar masses are not stable.
c. white dwarfs more massive than 1.4 solar masses are not stable.
d. stars cannot travel through space too fast
e. stars with a mass less than 0.5 solar masses will not go through helium flash.
C
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