The mass of the Milky Way Galaxy can be estimated by:

A) the orbital motions of the stars within the galaxy.
B) the mass of the planets in the Solar System.
C) the luminosity of the stars of the neighboring galaxies.
D) the concept laid down by the spiral density wave theory.


A

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A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.

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A beam of electrons moves at velocity . The number of particles per unit volume in the beam of area A is ?. If we imagine a cylindrical Gaussian surface of radius r and length centered on the beam, the electron flux through the surface is

A.

0.

B.
?vA.

C.
2?vA.

D.
?v(A+2?r).

E.
2?v(A+?r).

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What happens to the temperature of a substance while it is changing state?

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Stern and Gerlach performed an experiment that showed the space quantization of silver atoms in an inhomogeneous magnetic field. Their experiment demonstrated that

a. space quantization is a property that only exists for energy levels, governed by quantum number n. b.the number of ml states was even, not governed by the factor (2l + 1) as thought previously. c. the differences in magnetic moment of the atom demonstrated space quantization in external magnetic fields. d.the classically defined Bohr magneton was inaccurate because it did not take into account the space quantization of external magnetic fields within the atom. e.an additional angular momentum factor within the atom was causing the observed space quantization.

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