Only a hot, thin gas can produce an emission line

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Determine the magnitude of the Burger’s vector in MgO, shown in Figure 3.10, that has the NaCl crystal structure with a lattice parameter of 0.4212 nm, and compare the magnitude of this Burger’s vector to that of copper. Note that the Burger’s vector is in the [110] direction in MgO.

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Uniform Circular Motion: A disk-shaped space station 125 m in diameter spins at a uniform rate about an axis through its center and perpendicular to the plane of the disk. If the acceleration of a point on the rim of the disk is to be equal to g, how long does it take for the station to make one revolution? Use g = 9.8 m/s2.

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If a radioactive isotope with a half-life of 5 hours is injected into your bloodstream for medical imaging purposes, how many hours do you have to wait before the amount of this isotope in your body is 1/16 its original amount?

A) 15 B) 10 C) 25 D) 5 E) 20

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The Milky Way is smaller than most members of the Local Group

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