Fundamentals of Physics Extended
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Author: David Halliday, Robert Resnick, Jearl Walker
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Chapter 43, Problem 55P
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(a) the number density of protons at the center of the Sun.
(b) the ratio of the proton density to the density of particles in an ideal gas at standard temperature and pressure.
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