What is the ultimate fate of an isolated white dwarf?
A) As gravity overwhelms the electron degeneracy pressure, it will explode as a nova.
B) It will cool down and become a cold black dwarf.
C) As gravity overwhelms the electron degeneracy pressure, it will explode as a supernova.
D) The electron degeneracy pressure slowly overwhelms gravity and the white dwarf evaporates.
E) As gravity overwhelms the electron degeneracy pressure, it will become a neutron star.
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