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Sun's Core (Per Cubic Meter)

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Sun's Core (Per Cubic Meter)

The fusion furnace powering the solar system/Scientific Objects

At the Sun's core, the temperature reaches about 15.7 million Kelvin and the density is about 150,000 kg per cubic meter (150 times denser than water). Despite these extreme conditions, the energy output per cubic meter is only about 276 watts, less than a human body. The Sun produces its enormous power simply because the core is so large. About 620 million tonnes of hydrogen fuse into helium every second.

Measurements

Core temperature15.7 million K
50,377Human fevers
34,877Baking ovens

15.7 million K

Core pressure26.5 quadrillion Pa
1.3 billionScuba tanks
13.3 trillionGentle hugs

265 billion atmospheres

Power output per cubic meter276 W
3.68Ceiling fans
1.84Refrigerator compressors
3.7 tenthsHorses

Less than a human body

Density per cubic meter150,000 kg
150 sextillionVirus weights
110,294Costco rotisserie chickens
288,462Water bottles
Hydrogen consumed per second (whole Sun)620 billion kg
138 millionAmbulances
620 octillionVirus weights
230 millionBlue whale tongues

620 million tonnes/s

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