A standard candle is an object with a known luminosity

a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false


True

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A certain crystal has an interatomic spacing of 0.442 nm. A beam of neutrons moving with a speed of 1640 m/s is diffracted from the crystal. What is the angle of the second interference maximum?

A) 17.0° B) 21.0° C) 33.0° D) 60.0° E) 90.0°

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A) SBO. B) SBF. C) E9. D) E7. E) E0.

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For what kinds of stars are the masses of stars in the H-R diagram "orderly"? For what kinds of stars are they disorderly? In other words, could you guess the mass of a star from its location (luminosity, temperature) on the H-R diagram?

What will be an ideal response?

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