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geoffrey

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on: Jul 27, 2018
Contrast the compositions of Jupiter's belts and zones.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Why is a 1 solar-mass red giant more luminous than a 1 solar-mass main-sequence star?
 
  A) The red giant has a hotter core.
  B) The red giant's surface is hotter.
  C) The red giant is more massive.
  D) Fusion reactions are producing energy at a greater rate in the red giant.


raenoj

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Reply #1 on: Jul 27, 2018
Answer to Question 1

The zones are high, cold regions of ammonia ice crystals, white in color. But the lower, warmer belts are brownish from complex chemistry involving hydrogen sulfide, ammonia, and other chemicals.

Answer to Question 2

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