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The maximum mass of White Dwarf stars is 1.44 times the mass of the sun which is known as Chandrasekhar limit.

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In the 1930s, while conducting research on the stars, Subramanyan Chandrasekhar found out mathematically that the maximum mass of White Dwarf stars is 1.44 times the mass of the Sun. This limit is crucial in the evolution of stars. This is known as Chandrasekhar Limit.

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