X-ray bursters occur in binary star systems. The two types of stars that must be present to make up such an object are:

A) a white dwarf and a neutron star.
B) a contact binary system of two red giants.
C) a white dwarf and a main sequence star.
D) a main sequence or giant star and a neutron star in a mass transfer binary.
E) two neutron stars in a mass transfer binary.


D

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a. true b. false

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