You observe a star and you want to plot it on an H-R diagram. You will need to measure all of the following, except the star's

A) mass.
B) distance.
C) apparent brightness.
D) spectral type.


A) mass.

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A) 1.01 × 1026 kg B) 2.02 × 1026 kg C) 3.03 × 1026 kg D) 4.04 × 1026 kg E) 5.05 × 1026 kg

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Matter Waves: The spacing of the atoms of a crystal is 159 pm. A monoenergetic beam of neutrons directed normally at the surface of the crystal undergoes first order diffraction at an angle of 58° from the normal. What is the energy of each of the neutrons? (mneutron = 1.675 × 10-27 kg, 1 eV = 1.6 × 10-19 J, h = 6.626 × 10-34 J ? s)

A. 0.045 eV B. 0.039 eV C. 0.050 eV D. 0.056 eV E. 0.061 eV

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The electron microscope is based on the use of

A) X-rays. B) high-frequency sound waves. C) matter waves. D) electromagnetic waves. E) mesons.

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True or False: A photon is reflected from a mirror. Because a photon has zero mass, it does not exert a force on the mirror

1.True 2.False

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