The separation of white light into its component colors is called

a. polarization.
b. diffraction.
c. dispersion.
d. refraction.


c

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Two spaceships traveling in opposite directions along parallel lines measure their own and the other spaceship's length while passing one another. The crew on spaceship A says that their ship is 1000 m long and that ship B is 800 m long. The crew on ship B says that their ship is 1000 m long and that ship A is 800 m long. At what speed does each crew say that the other ship is traveling relative to their own ship?

A. 0.36c B. 0.60c C. 0.64c D. 0.80c E. 1.25c

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Nitrogen gas is used to harden iron by diffusing the nitrogen into BCC iron at 700°C. If the surface concentration of nitrogen is maintained at 0.1 weight percent, what is the expected concentration of nitrogen 1 mm from the surface after 10 hours? You can assume that at small values of z, erf(z) is approximately equal to z.

What will be an ideal response?

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Stars support their weight by generating ____

a. magnetic fields throughout the star b. magnetic fields throughout the star c. energy in their centers d. magnetic-plasmas at their core e. energy-plasmas at their core

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