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the bigger the radius the more the mass.
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How can solar radii be used to describe the sizes of star including the subgroups of white dwarf giants and supergiants?
A star's radius is the distance from it centre to its visible surface. The bigger the star, the larger the radius. The radius is not the best means of comparing stars, it is perhaps better to compare stars by their mass.
How does mercury's size compare to the size of earth?
That depends what you mean by "size". Diameter: 0.38 times the diameter of Earth. Radius: same number, since the radius is half the diameter. Volume: the ratio of the diameters cubed. Mass: 0.055 times Earth's mass.
Does smaller mass stars have a greater luminosity than larger mass stars?
This is not necessarily true. most of the time stars with a larger diameter have more mass but some stars with a smaller diameter are more dense and have a greater mass. Find a main sequence star chart and you can compare the data.
Does the stars mass have anything to do with the stars brightness?
the brightness of a star is dependant on its temperature and radius. however, while a star is burning hydrogen into helium (which all stars do for most of their lifespan and it's usually this kind of object we mean when we say "star") a correlation does exist between the mass of the star and its luminosity (brightness)
How do the properties of long-lived stars compare to those of short-lived stars?
Long-lived stars begin their lives with less mass and a smaller amount of hydrogen fuel. and Long-lived stars are less luminous during their main-sequence lives.
Do stars that are very hot and very dim have a small mass or a small radius?
stars that are dim probably have both a small mass and a larger radius.
How can solar radii be used to describe the sizes of star including the subgroups of white dwarf giants and supergiants?
A star's radius is the distance from it centre to its visible surface. The bigger the star, the larger the radius. The radius is not the best means of comparing stars, it is perhaps better to compare stars by their mass.
How does Venus compare with the earth radius and mass?
Venus' radius = 0.95 of Earth's Venus' mass = 0.815 of Earth's
Why do scientist developed the solar Mass and solar radius?
In order to conveniently compare the distances from the various planets, astronomers devised a measure called the "astronomical unit". The Earth is one AU from the Sun. In order to conveniently compare the sizes of other stars to our Sun, astronomers use a "solar mass" as the mass of the Sun. and a "solar radius" as the radius of our Sun. This helps to make the comparisons more obvious to non-astronomers.
How do the numbers of low-mass stars compare with those of higher-mass stars in new star clusters?
In a newly formed star cluster stars with low masses must greaty out number stars with high masses. High mass stars are rare and low mass stars are extremely common.
How do mercury radius and mass compare with the earths?
Mercurys mean radius is around 2,439.7 km, which is around 38.39% of earth radius or 0.3829 Earths. Mercurys mass is around 3.3022×10 to the 23 kg, around 5.5% of earths mass or 0.055 Earths.
How does mercury's size compare to the size of earth?
That depends what you mean by "size". Diameter: 0.38 times the diameter of Earth. Radius: same number, since the radius is half the diameter. Volume: the ratio of the diameters cubed. Mass: 0.055 times Earth's mass.
Does smaller mass stars have a greater luminosity than larger mass stars?
This is not necessarily true. most of the time stars with a larger diameter have more mass but some stars with a smaller diameter are more dense and have a greater mass. Find a main sequence star chart and you can compare the data.
Does the stars mass have anything to do with the stars brightness?
the brightness of a star is dependant on its temperature and radius. however, while a star is burning hydrogen into helium (which all stars do for most of their lifespan and it's usually this kind of object we mean when we say "star") a correlation does exist between the mass of the star and its luminosity (brightness)
What two quantities does rotational inertia depend?
mass, velocity and radius
How does the radius of the electron cloud compare to the radius of the nucleus?
It is about 100,000 times larger
How do the the radius and diameter of a circle compare?
The diameter of a circle is twice its radius
