21st Century Astronomy And Learning Astronomy By Doing Astronomy (fifth Edition)
21st Century Astronomy And Learning Astronomy By Doing Astronomy (fifth Edition)
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ISBN: 9780393613360
Author: Laura Kay, Ana Larson, Stacy Palen, George Blumenthal
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
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Write the equation for the brightness of a star.

    B=L4πd2L=B×4πd2        (I)

Here, B is the brightness of the star, L is the luminosity and d is the distance of the star from the earth.

The distance of both the star A and star B is same from the earth. Hence, the luminosity is directly proportional to the brightness. When the brightness of the star A is halved, its luminosity will also become halved. As a result, the star B is now twice as bright as star B.

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Both star A and star B are nearly at same distance from the earth. The brightness of star A being halved does not have any influence on its distance from earth. Therefore option (a) is incorrect.

When the brightness of the star A is halved, its luminosity will also become. As a result, the star B is now twice as bright as star B. Therefore, option (b) is correct.

When the brightness of the star A is halved, its luminosity will also become. As a result, the star B is now twice as bright as star B and does not do anything with the hotness. Therefore, option (c) is incorrect.

The brightness of star A being halved does not anything to do with the size of the star A or star B. Therefore, option (d) is incorrect.

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