the event in the life of a star that begins its expansion into a giant is?

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all the hydrogen in the core that was hot enough for fusion has been turned into helium, allowing gravity to contract the core

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Suppose you drop a 10-pound weight and a 5-pound weight on the Moon, both from the same height at the same time. What will happen?

A) Both weights will float freely, since everything is weightless on the Moon. B) Both will hit the ground at the same time. C) The 10-pound weight will hit the ground before the 5-pound weight. D) The 5-pound weight will hit the ground before the 10-pound weight.

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Determine the Prandlt number for liquid potassium at 600 K.

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The "hot shot" heat engine operating between 40°C and 380°C has an efficiency that is 60% of that of an ideal Carnot engine operating between the same temperatures

If the "hot shot" engine absorbs heat at a rate of 60 kW, at what rate does it exhaust heat? A) 36 kW B) 41 kW C) 57 kW D) 60 kW

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How much force acts on one surface of a rectangular bedroom wall that is 2.20 m by 3.20 m when atmospheric pressure is 1.00 × 105 N/m2?

A) 3.52 × 105 N B) 1.78 × 105 N C) 1.45 × 105 N D) 6.88 × 104 N E) 7.04 × 105 N

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