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monitta
3 years ago
8

The spectral lines of two stars in a particular eclipsing binary system shift back and forth with a period of 3 months. The line

s of both stars shift by equal amounts, and the amount of the Doppler shift indicates that each star has an orbital speed of 88,000 m/s. What are the masses of the two stars
Physics
1 answer:
Sladkaya [172]3 years ago
6 0

Answer:

Explanation:

given

T = 3months = 7.9 × 10⁶s

orbital speed = 88 × 10³m/s

V= 2πr÷T

∴ r = (V×T) ÷ 2π

r = (88km × 7.9 × 10⁶s) ÷ 2π

r = 1.10 × 10⁸km

using kepler's 3rd law

mass of both stars = (seperation diatance)³/(orbital speed)²

M₁ + M₂ = (2r)³/(\frac{1}{4}year)²

= (1.06 × 10²⁵)/(6.2×10¹³)

1.71×10¹²kg

since M₁ = M₂ =1.71×10¹²kg ÷ 2

M₁ = M₂ = 8.55×10¹¹kg

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