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==Key Stage 4==
[[File:WhiteDwarf.png|right|300px|thumb|An artists artist's impression of a '''white dwarf'''.]]
===Meaning===
A '''white dwarf''' is a [[Low Mass Star|low mass star]] which has run out of low [[mass]] [[element]]s to [[Nuclear Fusion|fuse]].
: 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 [[Carbon]] around the size of [[planet]] [[Earth]]. ===References=======AQA==== :[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1471851370/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1471851370&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=01c69b0ae058f809cf636033e6ba793e ''White dwarf stars, page 252, GCSE Physics, Hodder, AQA '']:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0008158770/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=0008158770&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=ec31595e720e1529e49876c3866fff6e ''White dwarf, page 284, GCSE Physics; Student Book, Collins, AQA '']:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/178294558X/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=178294558X&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=f0dfb66dafcb0c6e9449e7b1a4ae1ac511 ''White dwarfs, page 100, GCSE Physics; The Revision Guide, CGP, AQA '']:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/019835939X/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=019835939X&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=57e96876985fc39b1a3d8a3e3dc238b6 ''White dwarfs, page 234, GCSE Physics; Third Edition, Oxford University Press, AQA '']:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782945970/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1782945970&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=a120d24dcc7cc7a58192069a3aafc1d2 ''White dwarfs, pages 318, 319, GCSE Physics; The Complete 9-1 Course for AQA, CGP, AQA ''] ====Edexcel==== :[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1292120223/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1292120223&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=068ecf40278c32406a7f1c6e66751417 ''White dwarf stars, page 122, GCSE Physics, Pearson Edexcel '']:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782948163/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1782948163&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=0fdbfd5dd397d6e24a9dfb250f08587f ''White dwarfs, page 187, GCSE Physics, CGP, Edexcel ''] ==Beyond the Curriculum=={{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsN1LglrX9s}}