The Cosmic Perspective (9th Edition)
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Author: Jeffrey O. Bennett, Megan O. Donahue, Nicholas Schneider, Mark Voit
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Chapter 22, Problem 26EAP
Choose the best answer to each of the following. Explain your reasoning with one or more complete sentences.
26. The current temperature of the universe as a whole is ((1) absolute zero. (b) a few K. (c) a few thousand K.
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The Cosmic Perspective (9th Edition)
Ch. 22 - Prob. 1VSCCh. 22 - Prob. 2VSCCh. 22 - Prob. 3VSCCh. 22 - Explain what we mean by the Big Bang theory.Ch. 22 - Prob. 2EAPCh. 22 - Prob. 3EAPCh. 22 - Prob. 4EAPCh. 22 - Prob. 5EAPCh. 22 - Prob. 6EAPCh. 22 - Prob. 7EAP
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