If the distance from earth to alpha centauri is 4.34 light-years, then a) alpha centauri is the closest star to earth. b) we see alpha centauri as it was four years ago. c) the distance is equal to 4.34 astronomical units. d) alpha centauri is four times farther from earth than the sun.

Acylinder with a movable piston contains 11.7 moles of a monatomic ideal gas at a pressure of 1.32×10^5 pa. the gas is initially at a temperature of 300 k. an electric heater adds 43200 j of energy into the gas while the piston moves in such a way that the pressure remains constant. cp=20.79 j k^−1 mol^−1 for a monatomic ideal gas, and that the number of gas molecules is equal to avogadro's number (6.022×10^23) times the number of moles of the gas. (a) what is the temperature of the gas after the energy is added? (b) what is the change in volume of the gas? (c) how much work is done by the gas during this process?

Henry, whose mass is 95 kg, stands on a bathroom scale in an elevator. the scale reads 830 n for the first 2.4 s after the elevator starts moving, then 930 n for the next 2.4 s. part a what is the elevator's speed 4.8 s after starting? express your answer with the appropriate units.

Which of the following correctly describes what happens when an atomic bomb explodes? small pieces of fissionable material are joined and form a body with a mass greater than the critical mass, the relative number of neutrons escaping decreases, and a chain reaction and explosion result. large pieces of fissionable matter are brought together quickly and form a body with a mass smaller than the critical mass, the relative number of escaping neutrons increases, and a chain reaction and explosion result.