Question

Neutron stars have a mass of ___________

(a) 1.4 solar mass

(b) 14 solar masses

(c) 20 solar masses

(d) 30 solar masses

This question was posed to me at a job interview.

The above asked question is from Dying Stars topic in portion Quantum Physics of Engineering Physics I

Answer 1

Right answer is (a) 1.4 solar mass

The best I can explain: A neutron star is the collapsed core of a giant star which before collapse had a total mass of between 10 and 29 solar masses. They have a radius on the order of 10 kilometers and a mass of about 1.4 solar masses.