This topic contains a solution. Click here to go to the answer

Author Question: The spectral lines of a star indicate ionized helium is prominent, yet the star appears orange in ... (Read 117 times)

stephzh

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 556
The spectral lines of a star indicate ionized helium is prominent, yet the star appears orange in color. Explain the problem with this and offer an explanation.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Thanks to the far-flung Voyager and Pioneers, knowledge of our presence has now spread out over 30 light-years.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false



Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
Marked as best answer by a Subject Expert

shaquita

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 324
Answer to Question 1

Ionized helium is found only in O type stars, which should be blue-white in color; if the star appears orange, it must lie behind a thin dust cloud that is absorbing and scattering most of the shorter wave radiation that the star is sending into space; the star would, therefore, appear much blue and brighter if not for the dust cloud.

Answer to Question 2

FALSE




stephzh

  • Member
  • Posts: 556
Reply 2 on: Jul 27, 2018
Wow, this really help


ecabral0

  • Member
  • Posts: 310
Reply 3 on: Yesterday
:D TYSM

 

Did you know?

The human body's pharmacokinetics are quite varied. Our hair holds onto drugs longer than our urine, blood, or saliva. For example, alcohol can be detected in the hair for up to 90 days after it was consumed. The same is true for marijuana, cocaine, ecstasy, heroin, methamphetamine, and nicotine.

Did you know?

The Food and Drug Administration has approved Risperdal, an adult antipsychotic drug, for the symptomatic treatment of irritability in children and adolescents with autism. The approval is the first for the use of a drug to treat behaviors associated with autism in children. These behaviors are included under the general heading of irritability and include aggression, deliberate self-injury, and temper tantrums.

Did you know?

As the western states of America were settled, pioneers often had to drink rancid water from ponds and other sources. This often resulted in chronic diarrhea, causing many cases of dehydration and death that could have been avoided if clean water had been available.

Did you know?

Only 12 hours after an egg cell is fertilized by a sperm cell, the egg cell starts to divide. As it continues to divide, it moves along the fallopian tube toward the uterus at about 1 inch per day.

Did you know?

Human kidneys will clean about 1 million gallons of blood in an average lifetime.

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library