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What would happen if more mass was added to a 1.4-solar-mass neutron star?
 
  A) It would blow off mass as an X-ray burster.
  B) It would erupt as a Type I supernova.
  C) It would grow larger, temporarily becoming a red giant again.
  D) It could eventually become a black hole, via a hypernova explosion.
  E) All of its protons and electrons would turn into quarks.

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Define the solar constant.
 
  What will be an ideal response?



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Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

This is the amount of energy that the Earth receives per unit area per second.



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Both answers were spot on, thank you once again




 

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