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Chapter 1, Problem 10Q
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The role of nebulae like the Orion nebula in the life stories of stars.
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- The Orion Nebula is about 20 light-years (20 × 1018 cm) across, enclosing a roughly spherical area with a volume of 4.19 × 1057 cm3. Calculate the number of 0.1 solar mass stars that might be formed in such a nebula. Assume that the nebula has a density of 1000 atoms/cm3.arrow_forwardDescribe each of the following nebulae and how they can be observed: HIlI region Cold hydrogen gas Dust cloudsarrow_forwardIf the Orion Nebula is 8 pc in diameter and has a density of about 6.0 108 hydrogen atoms/m3, what is its total mass? (Notes: The volume of a sphere is 43r3; 1 pc = 3.1 1016 m; the mass of a hydrogen atom is 1.7 1027 kg.)arrow_forward
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