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: A '''white dwarf''' is formed from the core of a [[Red Giant|red giant]] after it has run out of [[Helium]].
: A '''white dwarf''' glows due to its [[Gravity|gravitational]] collapse [[Energy Transfer|transferring]] [[energy]] from the [[Gravitational Potential Energy Store|gravitational potential energy store]] of its [[matter]] to the [[Thermal Energy Store|thermal energy store]] of its [[matter]].
: A '''white dwarf''' is a hot, [[density|dense]] ball of [[IronCarbon]] around the size of [[planet]] [[Earth]].
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