A Telescope Can Barely Detect a Star Situated at 1

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Essay

A telescope can barely detect a star situated at 1 kpc from Earth.If an identical star were placed 4 kpc from Earth,how much larger would the radius of the telescope have to be to observe it?

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Definitions:

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The specific process by which an enzyme binds to a reactant, or substrate, to catalyze a biochemical reaction.

Lock-and-key Mechanism

A model for enzyme-substrate interaction suggesting that the enzyme and substrate possess specific complementary geometric shapes that fit exactly into one another.

Codexis

A company specializing in the development of enzymes and biocatalytic processes for pharmaceutical and biofuel productions.

Commercial Process

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