A molecular cloud is 22 pc in diameter and is located 303 pc from Earth. What is its angular size on the sky (in arc seconds)? The cloud has a density of n = 8,500 hydrogen molecules/cm³. What is the total mass of the cloud in solar masses? (Approximate the molecular cloud as spherical.)
A molecular cloud is 22 pc in diameter and is located 303 pc from Earth. What is its angular size on the sky (in arc seconds)? The cloud has a density of n = 8,500 hydrogen molecules/cm³. What is the total mass of the cloud in solar masses? (Approximate the molecular cloud as spherical.)
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The cloud has a density of n = 8,500 hydrogen molecules/cm³. What is the total mass of the cloud in solar masses? (Approximate the molecular cloud as spherical.)](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fd83b6d54-f9e9-46cb-96c7-e6b804b7a4b5%2F21d750c2-93b1-4c9c-b18f-6a7cea06540d%2Fxcli3tt_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:A molecular cloud is 22 pc in diameter and is located 303 pc from Earth. What is its angular size on the sky (in arc seconds)?
The cloud has a density of n = 8,500 hydrogen molecules/cm³. What is the total mass of the cloud in solar masses? (Approximate the molecular cloud as spherical.)
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