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Author: Andrew Fraknoi; David Morrison; Sidney C. Wolff

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Chapter 15, Problem 23E

Show that the statement that 92% of the Sun’s atoms are hydrogen is consistent with the statement that 73% of the Sun’s mass is made up of hydrogen, as found in Table 15.2. (Hint: Make the simplifying assumption, which is nearly correct, that the Sun is made up entirely of hydrogen and helium.)

Chapter 15, Problem 23E, Show that the statement that 92% of the Sun’s atoms are hydrogen is consistent with the statement

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