Why would the pressure of a gas affect the extinction coefficient?
What will be an ideal response?
Pressure of a gas affects the density, concentration, or amount of a gas so that a
high pressure of a gas in a mixture increases the magnitude of the extinction
coefficient.
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Fraud in science is rare because it is difficult to commit. Why is it difficult to commit fraud in science?
a. Science requires that experimental and theoretical findings be reproducible. b. All scientists are bound by a code of ethics preventing them from publishing fraudulent work. c. Scientific results are reviewed by other scientists before they are published. d. Scientific journals only allow certain highly trusted individuals to publish their work. e. a and c above
Which book was authored by Copernicus that explained the Sun as the center of a planetary system?
a. Alfonsine Tables b. De Revolutionibus c. Stderreus Nunctus d. The Prutenie Tables e. The Forerunner of the Universe, Containing the Mystery of the Universe
The depth of the dip in a star's brightness due to the transit of a planet depends most directly on
A) the planet's density. B) the eccentricity of the planet's orbit. C) the planet's size. D) the size of the planet's orbit. E) the planet's mass.
What do quasars look like?
a) Fuzzy, extended patches of light. b) Large concentrations of dark matter. c) Individual stars in the Milky Way. d) Glowing gas clouds. e) Planetary nebulae