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What is the ultimate fate of an isolated white dwarf?.

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Answer:

It will cool down and become a cold black dwarf.

Step-by-step explanation:

The electron degeneracy pressure slowly overwhelms gravity, and the white dwarf evaporates. As gravity overwhelms the electron degeneracy pressure, it will explode as a nova.

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