Question

If you are the sun, write about your properties in your own words.

Answer 1

Following are the various properties of me as a Sun:

• I am 4.5 x ${10}^9$ years old.
• I have my own heat and light.
• I am made up of hot gases. Hydrogen contributes to 72% of my mass while helium about 26%. The rest 2% is associated with elements heavier than helium.
• My mass and radius are about 2 x ${10}^{30}$ kg and 695700 km, respectively.
• My surface temperature is about 5800 K and the temperature at the center is 1.5 x ${10}^7$ K.