What is the ultimate fate of an isolated pulsar (not in a binary system)?
A) It will spin ever faster, becoming a millisecond pulsar.
B) As gravity overwhelms the neutron degeneracy pressure, it will explode as a supernova.
C) As gravity overwhelms the neutron degeneracy pressure, it will become a white dwarf.
D) It will gradually cool, and it will become too dim to detect.
E) It will gradually turn into a white dwarf.
D) It will gradually cool, and it will become too dim to detect.
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2 CuBr ? 2Cu + Br2 A) Cu B) CuBr C) Cu+ D) Br- E) Br2
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