Why isn't the Sun shrinking or expanding at present?

A) because the Sun has lived for billions of years
B) Because the Sun is spinning so fast, the centrifugal forces keep the surface of the Sun supported against collapse.
C) because gas pressure balances gravity in the Sun
D) because the Sun is a solid substance


C) because gas pressure balances gravity in the Sun

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Two waves are described by y1 = 6 cos(180t) and y2 = 6 cos(186t) (both in meters). What effective frequency does the resultant vibration have at a point?

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What is the heat needed to heat 150 g of water fromto (specific heat of water = 4186 J/kg

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A 0.650-kg object is swung in a circular path and in a vertical plane on a 0.500-m-length string. If the angular speed at the bottom is 8.00 rad/s, what is the tension in the string when the object is at the bottom of the circle?

a. 27.2 N b. 20.8 N c. 14.4 N d. 6.37 N

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