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Very small stars having diameter 1`//`5th that of sun are called

A

dwarfs

B

white dwarfs

C

milky way

D

neutron stars

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(b) very small stars having diameter `(1)/(5)`th that of Sun are called white dwarfs. It was discovered by S.chanderasekhar in 1950 and it is known as Chanderasekhar limit.
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