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A surface explosion when a companion spills hydrogen onto its close white dwarf companion creates aGroup of answer choicesType I supernova.Type II supernova.planetary nebula.emission nebula.nova.

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A surface explosion when a companion spills hydrogen onto its close white dwarf companion creates aGroup of answer choicesType I supernova.Type II supernova.planetary nebula.emission nebula.nova.

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The event described, where a companion star spills hydrogen onto a nearby white dwarf, causing a surface explosion, is known as a nova.

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