A Type Ib Supernova Is Believed to Result from The

A Type Ib supernova is believed to result from the:

A) collapse of a blue supergiant star to form a black hole.
B) explosion of a massive star that has lost its hydrogen-rich outer layers through a stellar wind or by mass transfer in a binary star system.
C) explosion of a white dwarf in a binary star system after matter transferred to it from its companion has increased its mass above the Chandrasekhar limit.
D) explosion of a massive, hydrogen-rich star after silicon burning has produced a core of iron nuclei.

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