The formation of the first high-mass stars in a collapsing cloud tends to inhibit further star formation within that cloud. (T/F)
Q: Life on Earth wouldn't be possible without supernovae. Why?
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Q: More massive stars form more rapidly. (T/F)
A: Stars are formed from the interstellar medium. The interstellar medium contains hydrogen and helium…
Q: Why are metals less abundant in older stars than in younger stars?
A: Answer: The metals which basically are non hydrogen and helium material are produced or created in…
Q: What would most bright nebulae look like if there were no interstellar dust?
A: A nebula is defined as a large region of interstellar clouds made of dust, hydrogen, helium, and…
Q: If a contracting protostar is seven times the radius of the Sun and has a temperature of only 2030…
A: The luminosity (L) of the contracting protostar relative to the sun be defined as, LL⊙=RR⊙2TT⊙4…
Q: If you assume that a globular cluster 2 arc minutes in diameter is actually 27 pc in diameter, how…
A: The expression for the distance from small angle formula, Angular diameter206265=linear…
Q: All of the single red-dwarf stars that ever formed are still on the main sequence today. (T/F)
A: Main sequence stars are those which are fusing hydrogen to helium in their cores. Almost 90% of the…
Q: How does a contracting protostar convert gravitational energy into thermal energy?
A: Stars are formed from clouds of gas present in the interstellar medium. Since the temperature is low…
Q: If a giant molecular cloud is 73 pc in diameter and a shock wave can sweep through it at 9 million…
A: Given: The diameter of the giant cloud is d = 73 Pc. The time taken by the shock wave to pass…
Q: A giant molecular cloud is 30 pc in diameter and has a density of 339 hydrogen molecules/cm^3. What…
A: Concept used: Mass is found by multiplying by density and volume of sphere.
Q: Stars in the outskirts of a globular cluser are about 43 light years from the cluster's center, and…
A: Answer: Detail solution in below.
Q: A nova is an event, not a stellar object. (True or false)
A: It is True. A nova is a transient astronomical event that causes the sudden appearance of a bright,…
Q: If a giant molecular floyd is 73 pc in diameter and a shock wave can sweep through it in 9 million…
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Q: where do hydrogen-buring stars spend most of their time on the H-R Diagram? Is it the main sequence,…
A: Hydrogen burning stars are those stars which burns hydrogen as their dominant fuel. Horizontal…
Q: If a giant molecular cloud is 60 pc in diameter and a shock wave can sweep through it in 3 million…
A: Given the diameter of a giant molecular cloud is d = 60 pc (Parsec) time taken to sweep the cloud is…
Q: How does the presence of degenerate matter in a star trigger the helium flash?
A: As per the Pauli Exclusion Principle not more than two electrons inside an atom can have the same…
Q: We observe a star that is dstar away. How much extinction would there need to be (i.e., what must…
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Q: What critical event must occur in order for a protostar to become a star?
A: A very young star that is yet gathering mass from the parent molecular cloud is called a protostar.…
Q: If a globular cluster contains 1 million stars and is 25 pc in diameter, what is the average…
A: The diameter of the globular cluster is d= 25 pc. Number of stars contain by the open clusters n= 1…
Q: If you assume that a globular cluster 6 arc minutes in diameter is actually 18 pc In diameter, how…
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Q: If a contracting protostar is three times the radius of the Sun and has a temperature of only 3000 K…
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Q: At the average density of a star-forming molecular cloud, about 900 atoms per cm3, determine how…
A: Given:- M=2 times 1030 kg density=900 atoms/cm3= 1.51 times 10-18 kg/m3 Find radius of the sphere…
Q: If we look at a cluster featruing a lot of ble stars, we know the cluster is young. How do we know…
A: Generally stars that can be seen by the naked eye, tend to be greater in diameter and shine more…
Q: It takes less and less time to fuse heavier and heavier elements inside a high-mass star. (T/F)
A: Stars are powered by fusion reactions. It is the process by which lighter elements combine to form…
Q: If interstellar dust makes an RR Lyrae variable star look 5 magnitude fainter than the star should,…
A: Given the magnitude get fainter by 5. Therefore,
Q: How is the turnoff point on the H-R diagram of a cluster related to the cluster’s age?
A: Given:- The turnoff point on the H-R diagram of a cluster related to the cluster’s age Explain:- How…
Q: High-mass stars start off with much more fuel than low-mass stars. Why don't high-mass stars live…
A: Required : Why don't high mass stars live longer.
Q: If a globular cluster contains 2 million stars and is 28 pc in diameter, what is the average…
A: This problem can be solved by first calculating the average volume reserved for one star and then…
Q: If you assume that a globular cluster 2 arc minutes in diameter is actually 19 pc in diameter, how…
A: Given, a globular disc cluster is 2 arc minutes in diameter. The actual diameter is d = 19 pc let D…
Q: When two stars are in the same star system, they can affect each other’s evolution. Two stars in the…
A: Two stars in the same system might evolve at a different pace, depending on their distances in the…
Q: If a contracting protostar is eight times the radius of the Sun and has a temperature of only 2190…
A: The relation between the radius and luminosity of two stars is as follows: LLSun=RRSun2TTSun4…
Q: If the hottest star in the Carina Nebula has a surface temperature of 51,000 K, at what wavelength…
A: Concept: "The Wien's displacement law states that the wavelength carrying maximum energy is…
Q: Observations show that the gas ejected from SN 1987A is moving at about 10,000 km/s. How long will…
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Q: Gas clouds that form stars are pulled together by which of the following?
A: The correct option is A : Gravitational Fields
Q: At the average density of of a star-forming molecular cloud, about 1180 atoms per cm3, determine how…
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Q: If a giant molecular cloud has a mass of 6.7 ✕ 1035 kg, and it converts 9 percent of its mass into…
A: Given data- Mass of giant molecular cloud m=6.7×1035 kg It converts 9% of its mass into stars…
Q: you assume that a globular cluster 4 arc minutes in diameter is actually 27 pc in diameter, how far…
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Q: What critical event must occur in order for a protostar to be- come a star?
A: Stars are formed from interstellar clouds. When the mass becomes high enough the molecular cloud…
Q: a)What type of supernova is most luminous in light? (b) What kind of star results in such an…
A: a) Supernova is an astronomical event take place when a white dwarf star exploded. When the white…
Q: Why are interstellar lines so narrow?
A: Spectral lines are formed due to electrons making transitions between the energy levels inside the…
Q: Why do old stars have less metal compared to new ones?
A: As per the Big Bang theory, the universe expanded from an initial high-density state. In the…
Q: What temperature would interstellar dust have to have to radiate most strongly at 100 micro meter?
A: When stars die they will slowly send out their outer layers. This forms large clouds of dust and is…
Q: Because of stellar nucleosynthesis, the spectra of old stars show more heavy elements than those of…
A: Nucleosynthesis is the process by which new atomic nuclei are created from pre-existing nucleons.…
Q: The initial stage of star formation is a free-fall collapse. This switches over to a more gradual…
A: Stars get their energy by fusing hydrogen in their core. This process is called fusion. The energy…
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- (a) Rank the following components of the interstellar medium in order of the wavelengths at which they are observed, longest wavelength first: clouds of neutral hydrogen, coronal gas, interstellar dust, nebulae. Longest to Shortest? (b) Rank the same material in order of decreasing temperature from hottest to coolest. Hottest to Coolest?If a contracting protostar is two times the radius of the Sun and has a temperature of only 1890 K, how luminous will it be relative to the Sun?If an open cluster contains 650 stars and is 27 pc in diameter, what is the average distance between the stars? (Hint: On average, what share of the volume of the cluster surrounds each star?)
- If a giant molecular cloud is 38 pc in diameter and a shock wave can sweep through it in 6 million years, how fast is the shock wave going in kilometers per second? (Notes: 1 pc = 3.1 1013 km; 1 yr = 3.2 107 s.) answer in km/sA supernova’s energy is often compared to the total energy output of the Sun over its lifetime. Using the Sun’s current luminosity, calculate the total solar energy output, assuming a 1010 year main-sequence lifetime. Using Einstein’s formula E=mc2 calculate the equivalent amount of mass, expressed in Earth masses. [Hint: The total energy output of the Sun over its lifetime is given by its current luminosity times the number of seconds in a year times its ten billion-year lifetime; ; mass of earth = 6×1024kg; c = 3×108m/s. Your answer should be 200-300 Earth masses.]if a star is converted every bit of its mass. into energy the conversion efficiency would be 100%. however no star is this efficient in its energy production stars with less than 1.3 solar masses convert hydrogen into helium with an efficiency of only 0.7%. besring in mind that aldebaram has a mass of 2.32*10^30 kg. how long will it live if it converts all of its hydrogen into helium with an efficiency of 0.7%. 1 year = 365.25 days. lifetime= years
- When the outward pressure balances inward gravitational pressure, the protostar stabilizes. (True or false)How many years? Thank you!If a giant molecular cloud has a diameter of 56 pc and drifts relative to nearby objects at 19 km/s, how long (in yr) does it take to travel a distance equal to its own diameter?
- If a contracting protostar is five times the radius of the sun and has a temperature of only 2000 K, how luminous will it be?If a giant molecular cloud is 60 pc in diameter and a shock wave sweeps through at 25 km/s, how long will it take the shock wave (in years) to sweep through the cloud?Why is it that stars of greater mass (and thus possess more fuel for nuclear fusion) spend less time on the main sequence of the H-R diagram than their lower mass counterparts?