f a giant molecular cloud is 38 pc in diameter and a shock wave can sweep through it in 6 million years, how fast is the shock wave going in kilometers per second
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If a giant molecular cloud is 38 pc in diameter and a shock wave can sweep through it in 6 million years, how fast is the shock wave going in kilometers per second? (Notes: 1 pc = 3.1 1013 km; 1 yr = 3.2 107 s.) answer in km/s
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