Which of the following statements about brown dwarfs is not true?
A)Brown dwarfs are supported against gravity by degeneracy pressure, which does not depend on the object's temperature.
B)Brown dwarfs form like ordinary stars but are too small to sustain nuclear fusion in their cores.
C)All brown dwarfs have masses less than about 8% that of our Sun.
D)Brown dwarfs eventually collapse to become white dwarfs.

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Brown dwarfs do not have enough mass to undergo gravitational collapse and become white dwarfs. Rather, they simply cool over time to become colder and fainter.

Which of the Following Statements About Brown Dwarfs Is Not