As a result of the helium flash, a star's luminosity ________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


decreases

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Uranus completes one revolution about its own axis every 17.24 hours. What is the radius of the orbit required for a satellite to revolve about Uranus with the same period? Uranus has a mass of 8.69 × 1025 kg and G = 6.67 x 10-11 N•m2/kg2

A) 8.27 × 107 m B) 3.41 × 108 m C) 2.56 × 108 m D) 9.03 × 107 m E) 1.04 × 107 m

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An object is attached to a vertical spring and bobs up and down between points A and B. Where is the object located when its elastic potential energy is a maximum?

A) midway between A and B B) at either A or B C) one-third of the way between A and B D) one-fourth of the way between A and B E) at none of the above points

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A glass plate having an index of refraction is 1.66 is immersed in a certain alcohol. The surface of the glass is inclined at an angle of 44° with the vertical

When a horizontal ray in the glass strikes the interface, you observe that it is at the critical angle. What is the index of refraction of the alcohol? A) 1.15 B) 1.13 C) 1.11 D) 1.09 E) 1.17

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Two long parallel wires carry currents of 10 A in opposite directions. They are separated by 40 cm. What is the magnetic field in the plane of the wires at a point that is 20 cm from one wire and 60 cm from the other?

A) 1.5 × 10-6 T B) 3.3 × 10-6 T C) 6.7 × 10-6 T D) 3.3 × 10-5 T E) 6.7 × 10-5 T

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