One of the methods for estimating the temperature at the center of the sun is based on the ideal gas equation. If the center is assumed to be a mixture of gases whose average molar mass is 2.04 g/mol, and the density and pressure are 1.14 g/cm3 and 2.01 x 109 atm, respectively, calculate the temperature.

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One of the methods for estimating the temperature at the center of the sun is based on the ideal gas equation. If the center is assumed to be a mixture of gases whose average molar mass is 2.04 g/mol, and the density and pressure are 1.14 g/cm3 and 2.01 x 109 atm, respectively, calculate the temperature.

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