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Giancoli's Physics: Principles with Applications, 7th Edition
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Astrophysics and Cosmology
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Question by Giancoli, Douglas C., Physics: Principles with Applications, 7th Ed., ©2014, Reprinted by permission of Pearson Education Inc., New York.
Problem 9
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Calculate the density of a white dwarf whose mass is equal to the Sun’s and whose radius is equal to the Earth’s. How many times larger than Earth’s density is this?

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ρw=1.83×109 kg/m3\rho_w = 1.83 \times 10^9 \textrm{ kg/m}^3, 3.3×1053.3 \times 10^5 times as large
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