What was wrong with the hubble that it needed maintenance?

What will be an ideal response?


Polish a mirror to perfect size. (Shave off half the width of the hair off a mirror)

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A beaker of negligible heat capacity contains 456 g of ice at -25.0°C. A lab technician begins to supply thermal energy through the process of heating to the container at the rate of 1000 J/min

How long after starting will the ice begin to melt, assuming all of the ice has the same temperature? The specific heat of ice is 2090 J/kg ? K and the latent heat of fusion of water is 33.5 × 104 J/kg.

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The mass of 1H is 1.007825 u and the mass of 1n is 1.008665 u. The mass of 12C is 12.000000 u, of 13N is 13.005739 u, and of 14N is 14.003074 u. What is the binding energy of the last neutron in 14N?

A) 10.6 MeV B) 9.8 MeV C) 1.9 MeV D) 2.5 MeV E) 3.8 MeV

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The larger the diameter of a telescope, the more light it will collect

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

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Does a baseball have large quantum uncertainties, or small ones?

A) Small, because the baseball has such a large mass. B) Large, because the baseball has such a large mass. C) Large, because the baseball has such a small mass. D) Small, because the baseball has such a small mass. E) It's impossible to tell unless we know how fast the baseball is moving.

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