17. How dense is the Sun? (A K2S Question)

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The core of the Sun has a density of 5.78 pounds per inch3, which is about ten times that of lead! The fact that the Sun is 109 times the diameter of the Earth with a mass more than 300,000 times greater than the Earth provides all the gravity that it needs to crush the material in its core.

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Answer provided by Jim Zebrowski

Question and Answer extracted from the book Kids to Space - by Lonnie Schorer

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