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What is the name given to a collapsed star that has become a singularity with zero volume and infinite density?

Correct answer C. Black hole

Explanation

When a massive star collapses beyond the neutron-star stage, gravity concentrates its mass into a singularity surrounded by an event horizon from which not even light can escape: a black hole.

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