UNIVERSE
THE SUN
Question
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The temperature of the Sun is highest in the central plasma core.
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Sun is a hot plasma (ionized matter) with its inner core at a temperature exceeding 107K, and its outer surface at a temperature of about 6000K. At these high temperatures, no substances remain in a solid or liquid phase.
Detailed explanation-2: -In the depths of the Sun where fusion reactions produce the energy that we perceive as light and heat, temperatures reach 15 million °C. In the centre of the ITER plasma temperatures will soar to between 150 and 300 million °C.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Sun’s temperature, which reaches around 15 million degrees Celsius in its core, steadily decreases with distance from the core, falling to 6000°C at its ‘surface’.
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