The period-luminosity relation for Cepheid variables was discovered in 1908 by:

A) William Herschel.
B) Henrietta Leavitt.
C) Harlow Shapley.
D) Heber Curtiss.
E) Edwin Hubble.


B

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The energy level diagram for hydrogen


The energy of the most energetically possible photon emitted is

a.
1.5 eV.

b.
1.9 eV.

c.
3.4 eV.

d.
10.2 eV.

e.
13.6 eV.

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The light-sensitive cells in our eyes that allow us to see color are called ________.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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