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Can a single teaspoon of matter in a white dwarf star have the mass of several tons?
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∙ 14y ago
Yes. White dwarves are extremely dense.
Neutron stars are even denser; a teaspoonfull can have a mass of millions of tons.
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What would happen if you ate a teaspoon of White Dwarf matter?
A piece of a white dwarf the size of a sugar cube would weigh about as much as a hippopotamus. Assuming that you could lift the spoon that contained the sugar cube, I doubt the body would be very happy about that treat!
The state of matter for Pluto?
Pluto is a solid dwarf planet.
Is a white dwarf star including in plasma?
No. A white dwarf is not plasma. It is an entirely different state known as electron degenerate matter.
What causes a white dwarf supernova?
A white dwarf supernova can only happen in binary pairs where the white dwarf rips matter from the larger star and eventually becomes unstable and it collapses in on itself.
How dense is the white dwarf to your sun?
A white dwarf is several hundred billion times denser than the average density of the sun.
A teaspoon of material from a neuron star weigh?
white dwarf
How much would 1 teaspoon of a white dwarf weigh?
A teaspoon (5ml) of white dwarf material would weigh about 6,500,000 grams or just over 7 metric tons.
What would happen if you ate a teaspoon of White Dwarf matter?
A piece of a white dwarf the size of a sugar cube would weigh about as much as a hippopotamus. Assuming that you could lift the spoon that contained the sugar cube, I doubt the body would be very happy about that treat!
Is a black dwarf made up of gases?
No, a black dwarf is not made of gases. A black dwarf would not be in state called electron degenerate matter.
How big do you have to be to not be a dwarf?
If you are over 5 feet tall you are definatly not a dwarf, no matter how old you are.
Does the white dwarf have a rocky surface or a gaseous?
Neither. A white dwarf is composed of matter in an entirely different state called electron degenerate matter.
What is the matter contained in a white dwarf?
A white dwarf consists of the core of the large star it once was.
What crystals are in a white dwarf star?
There are not crystals in the normal sense. A white dwarf is made of electron degenerate matter, an exotic state of matter not found on Earth.
What is the average number of stars in a dwarf galaxy since it contains several billion stars?
The average number of stars in a dwarf galaxy is several billion.
A teaspoon of this shrunken star weighs as much as a car?
this would be called a white dwarf star- you're welcome.
What causes the White Dwarf in space?
The White Dwarf in space is also called a degenerate dwarf which is a stellar remnant composed mostly of electron degenerate matter. This can happen in binary pairs where the white dwarf rips matter from the larger star and eventually becomes unstable and it collapses in on itself.
The state of matter for Pluto?
Pluto is a solid dwarf planet.
