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Choose the INCORRECT answer about white dwarfs:Group of answer choicesThey are the remaining cores of high-mass stars.Electron degeneracy pressure supports them against gravitational collapse.They cool off and get dimmer with time.

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Choose the INCORRECT answer about white dwarfs:Group of answer choicesThey are the remaining cores of high-mass stars.Electron degeneracy pressure supports them against gravitational collapse.They cool off and get dimmer with time.

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The incorrect answer is: "They are the remaining cores of high-mass stars."

Explanation: White dwarfs are actually the remaining cores of low-to-medium mass stars, not high-mass stars. High-mass stars typically end their life cycles as neutron stars or black holes, not white dwarfs.

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