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`.

Explanation

`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