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What causes the white dwarf to explode?

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What causes the white dwarf to explode?

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A white dwarf can explode as a “type Ia” supernova if it accumulates enough mass by siphoning matter away from a companion star. When it reaches a critical mass (about 1.4 times the mass of the Sun), the white dwarf collapses and explodes. ChaCha!