Which of the following may explain the failure to observe Population III stars?
A. Population III stars had their surfaces contaminated by remnants of massive stars.
B. We do not expect to observe Population III stars, because pure hydrogen and helium stars never formed.
C. The first stars to be formed in the young Milky Way are too far away to be detected.
D. None of these choices is correct.
Answer: A
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a. I, III b. II, IV c. I, II, III d. II, III e. I, II, III, IV
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A. 92 s B. 34 s C. 213 s D. 183 s
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A) the tiny individual impacts that show up in the double-slit experiment with electrons. B) the random motion of electrons that is observed with powerful microscopes. C) the interference pattern that shows up in the double-slit experiment with light. D) the interference pattern that shows up in the double-slit experiment with electrons. E) the uncertainty that is evident in the outcome of the double-slit experiment with electrons.