Suppose you have a camera attached to a telescope, and you want to record an image of a faint galaxy. Which of the following will help the most?

A) a lot of pixels and a long exposure time
B) a lot of pixels and a short exposure time
C) a small number of pixels and a long exposure time
D) a small number of pixels and a short exposure time


A) a lot of pixels and a long exposure time

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A proton falls through a potential drop of 400 V. How much is the change of potential energy of this proton in falling through this potential drop?

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