Convert 3.50 3 103 cal to an equivalent number of joules. (a) 2.74 3 104 J (b) 1.47 3 104 J (c) 3.24 3 104 J (d) 5.33 3 104 J (e) 7.20 3 105 J
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Measurements on two stars indicate that Star X has a surface temperature of 5 727C and Star Y has a surface temperature of 11 727C. If both stars have the same radius, what is the ratio of the luminosity (total power output) of Star Y to the luminosity of Star X? Both stars can be considered to have an emissivity of 1.0.
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