What is a White Dwarf primarily composed of?
Answer
The dense, collapsed core left after a star sheds its outer layers
A White Dwarf is the stellar remnant, specifically the dense core remaining after a lower-to-medium mass star, like the Sun, sheds its outer layers, often forming a planetary nebula.
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