The spectral types of four stars are listed below. Which star has the largest radius?
A A5 V
B F5 I
C G8 III
D M0 I
E more information is needed to answer
A A5 V
B F5 I
C G8 III
D M0 I
E more information is needed to answer
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M0I
This is a red-giant star, actually, to be precise, it's a red-supergiant (compare to VY Canis Majoris)
It could potentially be F5I, but most likely it's M0I
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The I is a classification of the size of the star. You have I II III IV and V. The lower the roman numeral the larger the star. For instance, V means that it is a dwarf or main sequence star, like our Sun which is a G2V. The letter at the beginning is the spectral classification, and M is a red star. The number in the middle ranges from 0 - 9 which describes the position between two spectral classes on the HR diagram. Let's take the example of the Sun. The 2 in G2V means that it is 2/10 of the way to a K spectral class which is the next proceeding class of spectral type.
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Oops... I didn't realize E was there. In this case it would be E. Since two stars are super-giants we don't know the exact size.
This is a red-giant star, actually, to be precise, it's a red-supergiant (compare to VY Canis Majoris)
It could potentially be F5I, but most likely it's M0I
EDIT:
The I is a classification of the size of the star. You have I II III IV and V. The lower the roman numeral the larger the star. For instance, V means that it is a dwarf or main sequence star, like our Sun which is a G2V. The letter at the beginning is the spectral classification, and M is a red star. The number in the middle ranges from 0 - 9 which describes the position between two spectral classes on the HR diagram. Let's take the example of the Sun. The 2 in G2V means that it is 2/10 of the way to a K spectral class which is the next proceeding class of spectral type.
EDIT:
Oops... I didn't realize E was there. In this case it would be E. Since two stars are super-giants we don't know the exact size.
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Studying means finding the answer, not getting someone else to get it for you.
Its not hard to do a bit of searching to get the information you're looking for:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stellar_cla…
Its not hard to do a bit of searching to get the information you're looking for:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stellar_cla…
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Why it'll be the A5 V, or at least that will give you the mark you deserve.