If You Were to Observe a Pulsar, What Would You

question 34

Multiple Choice

If you were to observe a pulsar, what would you see?

• A) a blinking red glow
• B) intermittent radio waves
• C) a steady glow that oscillates among the stars
• D) the sudden brightening of a star
• E) the total eclipse of the Sun

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Definitions:

Resonance Structures

Representations of a molecule showing different configurations of electron pairs, to depict delocalization of electrons within the molecule.

Nitrite Ion

A polyatomic ion with the molecular formula NO2-, derived from nitrous acid.

Methane

A colorless, odorless flammable gas that is the simplest alkane, used as a fuel and in chemical synthesis, with the chemical formula CH4.

Resonance Structures

Different Lewis structures for a molecule that cannot be represented by a single structure but are a hybrid of the possibilities, contributing to the molecule's overall structure.