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kodithompson

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on: Jul 27, 2018
What is meant by neutrino oscillation?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

A star that is known to be 10,000 times brighter than the sun has the same apparent brightness as a nearby G2 star. How many times further away is the bright star?
 
  A) The bright star is 100 times further away than the nearby G2 star.
  B) The bright star is 10 times further away than the nearby G2 star.
  C) The bright star is 10,000 times further away than the nearby G2 star.
  D) The bright star is actually a factor of 10 times closer than the nearby G2 star.


jsm54321

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

Japanese physicists found the neutrinos can change to a different type of neutrino in flight, and 2/3 of them are doing so in the eight minutes from the Sun's core to Earth.

Answer to Question 2

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