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The star Betelgeuse is 6.1 x 10^18 m away from Earth. How old is the light we see from that star when it reaches us? There are 3

castortr0y [4]

Answer:

635 years old

Explanation:

The light reaching the earth from the sun will travel at a speed called the speed of light, and this has a universal value of 3 × 10⁸ m/s. Bearing this in mind, let us calculate the age of the light reaching the Earth from the sun:

Distance of star from Earth = 6.1 × 10⁸m

Speed of light = 3 × 10⁸ m/s

We have distance and speed, let us calculate the time of travel of the light from the star to the earth.

Distance = speed × time

6.1 × 10⁸ = 3 × 10⁸ × time

$time = \frac{6.1 \times 10^{18}}{3 \times 10^8}$

In order to do the division above, we will divide the whole numbers normally, then we will apply the law of indices to the power that says:

Xᵃ ÷ Xᵇ = X⁽ᵃ⁻ᵇ⁾

$\therefore time = \frac{6.1 \times 10^{18}}{3 \times 10^8}\\= \frac{2.03 \times 10^{(18-8)}}{1} \\= 2.03 \times 10^{10}}\ seconds$

Next, we are told that there are 3.2 × 10⁷ seconds in a year.

∴ The number of years travelled by the light from the star:

$3.2\ \times 10^7\ seconds = 1\ year\\1\ second = \frac{1}{3.2\ \times 10^7} \\\therefore 2.03 \times 10^{10}\ seconds = \frac{2.03 \times 10^{10}}{3.2\ \times 10^7}$

please note that:

2.03 × 10¹⁰ = 20300000000

3.2 × 10⁷ = 32000000

$\therefore \frac{2.03 \times 10^{10}}{3.2\ \times 10^7}\\= \frac{20300000000}{32000000} \\\\= \frac{20300}{32} \\= 634.347\ years\\$

The closest answer in the option is 635 years, and we are short of this by some points due probably to approximations in the calculation.

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3 years ago

The compound gallium iodide, is often used in creating crystals for computer chips. Which of the following best describes the ch

True [87]

D. GaI₃

Explanation:

In gallium iodide GaI₃, gallium is stabilized with the oxidation number +3 so it will need three iodine atoms with oxidation number -1.

Gallium iodide is also found in a dimer form Ga₂I₆.

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3 years ago

A spring hangs from the ceiling with an unstretched length of x 0 = 0.35 m . A m 1 = 6.3 kg block is hung from the spring, causi

Jlenok [28]

Answer:

x₂=0.44m

Explanation:

First, we calculate the length the spring is stretch when the first block is hung from it:

$\Delta x_1=0.50m-0.35m=0.15m$

Now, since the stretched spring is in equilibrium, we have that the spring restoring force must be equal to the weight of the block:

$k\Delta x_1=m_1g$

Solving for the spring constant k, we get:

$k=\frac{m_1g}{\Delta x_1}\\\\k=\frac{(6.3kg)(9.8m/s^{2})}{0.15m}=410\frac{N}{m}$

Next, we use the same relationship, but for the second block, to find the value of the stretched length:

$k\Delta x_2=m_2g\\\\\Delta x_2=\frac{m_2g}{k}\\\\\implies \Delta x_2=\frac{(3.7kg)(9.8m/s^{2})}{410N/m}=0.088m$

Finally, we sum this to the unstretched length to obtain the length of the spring:

$x_2=0.35m+0.088m=0.44m$

In words, the length of the spring when the second block is hung from it, is 0.44m.

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4 years ago

__ is the second most abundant element in Earth’s crust. It is found in ___, and ___; and in _ which is used to make pottery.

lianna [129]

Answer:

silicon is the second most abundant element in Earth’s crust. It is found in the sun and stars; and in clay which is used to make pottery.

Explanation:

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3 years ago

What is the distance magnification formula

damaskus [11]

Does that help I hope IT does you probably just have to write the 1st sentence.

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4 years ago