Which of the following is not a characteristic of the stars of the disk component of our galaxy?

a. circular orbits
b. randomly inclined orbits
c. higher metal abundance
d. young stars
e. star formation regions


B

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A 44.0-g block of ice at -15.0°C is dropped into a calorimeter (of negligible heat capacity) containing 100g of water at 5.0°C

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