21ST C ASTRO EBOOK+SW5=SS+VGCRD+LEARN/DO
21ST C ASTRO EBOOK+SW5=SS+VGCRD+LEARN/DO
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ISBN: 9780393870152
Author: PALEN
Publisher: Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc.
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Chapter 19, Problem 40QP
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The amount of energy released by the dying star.

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