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Estimate the average thermal energy of a helium atom at (i) room temperature (`27 ^(@)C`). (ii) the temperature on the surface of the Sun (6000 K), (iii) the temperature of 10 million kelvin (the typical core temperature in the case of a star).

A

`422 xx 10^(-19)J`

B

`3.67 xx 10^(-19)J`

C

`1.24 xx 10^(-19)J`

D

`2.53 xx 10^(-19)J`

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