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What is the term for a star that has collapsed into an extremely dense remnant, more massive than the Sun but only a few kilometers across?
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Red giant
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- Red giant
- White dwarf
- Neutron star
- Brown dwarf
Explanation & Context
A neutron star is the collapsed core of a massive stellar explosion (supernova) and is so dense that a teaspoonful would weigh billions of tons.
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