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Decide whether the sun is situated in atomic, molecular, or ionic H cloud.
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if the nuclear fusion reaction of converting 4 H → He occurs at anefficiency of 0.7%, and that mass is converted into energy accordingto the equation E = mc2, then estimate the Main Sequence lifetime of the Sun (spectral type G2)in years if the Sun (⊙) has a surface luminosity L⊙ = 3.839×1033erg. Assume the Sun’s core (10% of the total mass) is convertedfrom H into He. The Sun’s mass is M⊙ = 1.9891 × 1033 g
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