Question
Which of the following statements about degeneracy pressure is not true?
Answers:
a. Degeneracy pressure varies with the temperature of the star. (Correct Answer)
b. Degeneracy pressure can halt gravitational contraction of a star even when no fusion is occurring in the core.
c. Degeneracy pressure keeps any protostar less than 0.08 solar mass from becoming a true, hydrogen-fusing star.
d. Degeneracy pressure arises out of the ideas of quantum mechanics.
e. Degeneracy pressure supports white dwarfs against gravity.
