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Chelseaamend

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on: Jul 27, 2018
Quasars radiate most of their energy as radio emission.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Suppose a solar system has a star that is four times more massive than our Sun. If that solar system has a planet the same size as Earth, orbiting at a distance of 1 AU, what is the orbital period of the planet? Explain.
 
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Natalie4ever

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

FALSE

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From Kepler's law, we see that the period depends on the inverse square root of the object masses. Thus, if we have a star four times as massive as the Sun, the period of a planet orbiting at 1 AU will be half that of the earth, or 6 months.


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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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Excellent

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