The Sun is a hot plasma (ionized matter) with its inner core at a temperature exceeding 10^(7)Kg, and its outer surface at a temperature of about 6000K. At these high temperatures , no substance remains in a solid or liquid phase. In what range do you expect the mass density of the Sun to be, in the range of densities of solids and liquids or gases ? Check if your guess is correct from the following data: mass of the Sun =2.0xx10^(30)Kg, radius of the Sun =7.0xx10^(8)m.

The Sun is a hot plasma (ionized matter) with its inner core at a temp

1.	The Sun is a hot plasma (ionized matter) with its inner core at a temperature exceeding 10^(7)Kg, and its outer surface at a temperature of about 6000K. At these high temperatures , no substance remains in a solid or liquid phase. In what range do you expect the mass density of the Sun to be, in the range of densities of solids and liquids or gases ? Check if your guess is correct from the following data: mass of the Sun =2.0xx10^(30)Kg, radius of the Sun =7.0xx10^(8)m.
Answer» Solution :`1.4xx10^(3) kg m^(-3)`, the MASS density of the SUN is in the range of densities of liquids/ solids and not gases. This high density ARISES due to inward gravitational attraction `1.429xx10^(5)` km