What modern-day instrument do astronomers use to record images from telescopes?
a. photometer
b. grating device
c. spectrograph
d. photographic plate
e. charge coupled device
e
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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What will be an ideal response?
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A 0.50-m long solenoid consists of 1 000 turns of copper wire wound with a 4.0 cm radius. When the current in the solenoid is 18 A, the magnetic field at a point 1.0 cm from the central axis of the solenoid is
a. 0.090 mT. b. 0.36 mT. c. 23 mT. d. 36 mT. e. 45 mT.