The temperature of the surface of the Sun is approximately____

1000 K

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6000 K

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10 K

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10 \times 10^{6} K

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The correct option is A $6000 K$

The temperature of the Sun is about $6000 K$ and remains in the fourth state of matter that is the plasma state. Around $98 %$ of the total mass of the solar system is found in the Sun. The surface of the Sun looks quite mottled due to the energy eruption being turbulent at the surface.

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