Use the luminosity of the sun, the total amount of energy it emits each second, to calculate how much mass it converts to energy each second.
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A: Correct option is (b) i eagnetic field lines tangling .
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Q: Using the concept of hydrostatic equilibrium, explain why the Sun does not collapse under the weight…
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A: Given data *The Sun’s surface moves up or down with a speed is v = 0.1m/s *The given wavelength is…
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A: One website informs us that the sun's temperature is around 15 million degrees Celsius, while…
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A: An atom, element, or molecule is capable of absorbing photons with energy equal to the energy…
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Q: If the Sun expanded to a radius 10 times its current size and its temperature decreased by 55%, how…
A: Given Radius of sun increased by 10 times Temp decreased buy 55% Tf = 0.45 Ti
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A: We need to name the process in which the sun produces energy from matter in its core.
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A: Temperature (T) = 4200 kelvin Area (A) = 1 m2time (t) = 1 sec
Q: If a star’s photosphere was at a temperature of 3,000K, what color would it be?
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Q: From Earth, the Sun appears brighter than any other star because the Sun is the
A: From Earth , the Sun appears brighter than any other star because the Sun is the ______
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A: A star that is roughly the size of our Sun is called a medium star, or mid-size star.When most of…
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A: Solution, Given graph brightness and temperature of different star an object is said to be hottest…
Q: If the Sun expanded to a radius 160 times its current size and its temperature decreased by 55%, how…
A: SOlution: Given that Rnew = 160R Tnew = (1-0.55)T Tnew = (0.45)T
Q: Explain in detail the carbon-nitrogen-oxygen fusion chain that occurs in the center of the Sun
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Q: If a certain star is 4 times as hot as the sun and is 10000 times brighter than the sun, calculate…
A: Given, Temperature of star, TA=4xTE, Luminosity of star, LA=10000x LE.
Q: Why the sun does not get ripped apart by the outwards pressure of nuclear fusion?
A: Sun produce energy by fusing hydrogen into helium at its core. There is a outward pressure due to…
Q: The Sun has a mass of 1.989 × 10^30 [kg], but only 10% of that mass is available for hydrogen fusion…
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Q: How much energy is produced when the sun converts 1 kg of hydrogen into helium?
A: Sun and all other stars get their energy through the process of fusion. In a fusion reaction, two…
Q: Why does it take so long for the energy produced in the Sun's core to reach the surface?
A: The main source of energy in stars like our Sun is hydrogen fusion. In this process, hydrogen is…
Q: Light thermally emitted from the surface of a typical neutron star indicates that it has a…
A: Given: The light thermally emitted from the surface of a typical neutron star indicates that it has…
Q: Assume that Hydrogen comprises 74% of the Suns' mass. How much mass is this?
A: The mass of the Sun is
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A: According to Wein's displacement law, λmT=constant=2.898×10-3 mK where λm= wavelength at which…
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