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If electrons are collectively compressed into a very small volume (e.g., within the core of a dying white dwarf star) where quantum mechanical considerations become important in preventing one electron from occupying space near to a second electron (Pauli exclusion principle), what is the result?
A)   The electrons generate a very large pressure to oppose further compression.
B)   The electrons fall into orbit around one another in mutual pairs that reduce the restricted quantum space, allowing further shrinkage of the star.
C)   Nuclear fusion occurs between electrons, producing energy and heating the star's core.
D)   Half of the electrons are transformed into antimatter (positrons), which then annihilates electrons, producing a burst of energy and the explosion of the star.
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