Could our Sun ever undergo a nova or a white-dwarf supernova event? Why or why not?
What will be an ideal response?
No, because both events occur on white dwarfs in close binary systems. Even after our Sun becomes a white dwarf, such events won't occur because our Sun is not part of a close binary.
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The Jovian planets can be eliminated as hosts for life because:
A) they do not have an atmosphere. B) they are too hot for liquid water to survive on the surface. C) they have water in the form of ice on the surface. D) they do not have solid surfaces.
____________________ appear reddish in color due to the light emitted by the Balmer series of the hydrogen atom
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
The mass of 1H is 1.007825 u and the mass of 1n is 1.008665 u. The mass of 12C is 12.000000 u, of 13N is 13.005739 u, and of 14N is 14.003074 u. What is the binding energy of the last proton in 13N?
A) 2.5 MeV B) 1.9 MeV C) 9.8 MeV D) 10.6 MeV E) 3.8 MeV
Diagram 7-1 shows a plot of the temperature of the Sun as a function of distance above the bottom of the photosphere. At what distance above the bottom of the photosphere is the temperature of the Sun the smallest?