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Basic
Properties of the Sun
•Radius: R
= 6.96 ´ 105 km (q=diameter/distance)
•Mass:
M = 1.99 ´ 1030 kg
Density (r) of water
= 1 gm/cm3
Average density of
Sun: r = 1.41 gm/cm3Will be higher in center and (much) lower on outside