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Ira Lisetskai [31]
3 years ago
8

Suppose you see two main-sequence stars of the exact same spectral type. Star 1 is dimmer in apparent brightness than Star 2 by

a factor of 100. What can you conclude? (Neglect any effects that might be caused by interstellar dust and gas.)
Physics
1 answer:
katrin2010 [14]3 years ago
3 0

Options:

A. The luminosity of Star 1 is a factor of 100 less than the luminosity of Star 2.

B. Star 1 is 100 times more distant than Star 2.

C. Without first knowing the distances to these stars, you cannot draw any conclusions about how their true luminosities compare to each other.

D. Star 1 is 10 times more distant than Star 2.

E. Star 1 is 100 times nearer than Star 2.

Answer:

D. Star 1 is 10 times more distant than star 2

Explanation:

For two stars of identical size and temperature, the closer one to us will appear brighter. The relationship between the distance and luminosity of stars is an inverse- square relationship.

Luminosity, L = 1/r²

Where r is the distance of the star to the earth

Since star 1 is dimmer in brightness than star 2 by a factor of 100,

L₁/L₂ = 1/100

i.e. L₁ = 1, L₂=100

L₁ = 1/r₁² ............(1)

1 =  1/r₁²

L₂ = 1/r₂²

100 =  1/r₂² .........(2)

divide equation (2) by equation (1)

100/1 = ( 1/r₂² )/ (1/r₁²)

100 = (r₁/r₂)²

r₁/r₂ = √100

r₁/r₂ = 10

r₁ = 10r₂

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