Explain how "forbidden" lines appear in spectra of emission nebulae

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These lines correspond to excited states that require a very long time to decay and emit a photon. In Earth labs, the gas density cannot be made low enough to allow this transition before a collision knocks the atom into another state. In the nebula, though, the density is so low that the transition has a chance to proceed.

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If the mixing of 10 atomic %copper into a silver crystal occurs at T=1000 K (727°C), determine the change in the Gibbs free energy on a per-mole basis if the enthalpy of solution for copper into silver is 0.25 eV/atom. (b) Based upon your result, should it be possible to mix 10 atomic %copper into silver? Explain your answer, and discuss this result in comparison to Example Problem 4.8.

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Two fixed navigation beacons mark the approach lane to a star. The beacons are in line with the star and are 40 Mm apart. A spaceship approaches the star with a relative velocity of 0.30 c and passes the beacons

The passage of the ship between the beacons is timed by observers on the beacons. The time interval of the passage is closest to: A) 440 ms B) 470 ms C) 420 ms D) 250 ms E) 170 ms

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Galileo observed which of the following phases of Venus?

A) full B) new C) crescent D) gibbous E) all of the above

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Physical Pendulum: A simple pendulum that consists of a small ball of mass m and a massless wire of length L swings with a period T. Suppose now that the mass is rearranged so that mass of the ball was reduced but the mass of the wire was increased, with the total mass remaining m and the length being L. What is true about the new period of swing? (There could be more than one correct choice.)

A. The new period is T because the total mass m has not changed. B. The new period is T because the length L has not changed. C. The new period is greater than T. D. The new period is less than T. E. The new period is T because neither L nor m have changed.

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