The Cosmic Perspective (9th Edition)
The Cosmic Perspective (9th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134874364
Author: Jeffrey O. Bennett, Megan O. Donahue, Nicholas Schneider, Mark Voit
Publisher: PEARSON
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Part b

To determine

The approximate temperature of the universe at an age of 5 minutes.

Part b

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Solution: Option (c) 109K

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According to the information provided in the graph the correct option from the given list is (b) about 109K .

Conclusion: From the graph, the approximate temperature of the universe at an age of 5 minutes is 109K .

Part c

To determine

How much cooler is the universe now (at an age of 4×107 s) than it was at an age of 1 second?

Part c

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Solution: Option (a)

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From the graph, the temperature at 1 second since Big Bang was 1010K and the temperature of the universe at 4×107 is 1 K. Hence, the correct option is (a) its current temperature is one ten-billionth ( 1010 ) the temperature at an age of 1 second.

Conclusion: The universe is 1010 times cooler than it was at the age of 1 second.

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