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That brighter Sirius A weighs 3 solar masses, but the white dwarf Sirius B is only about one solar mass implies:
A) that white dwarfs evolve slower than main sequence stars.
B) the Sirius A will end up as a black hole, not a white dwarf like its companion.
C) that the collapsed companion transferred mass to Sirius A.
D) that there should be a planetary nebula around the Sirius system.
E) that Sirius A will be stable three times longer than Sirius B.
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