LUMINOSITY EXAMPLE 2

Star #1 is 5 times hotter than Star #2, and Star #2 is 10 times larger in radius than Star #1. How does the luminosity of Star #1 compare to that of Star #2?

 

STEP 1

The first step is always to write out the data. Find the information you need in the problem and write it down. When you finish that, click here to move on to Step 2.

 

Updated 8/27/99
By James E. Heath
  
 
 

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