If the Sun is white-yellow, which of the following is a reasonable approximation of its temperature? A. 4,923 K B. 7,489 K C. 6,232 K D. 5,778 K

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Dragonfly

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27 January, 08:42

If the Sun is white-yellow, which of the following is a reasonable approximation of its temperature? A. 4,923 K B. 7,489 K C. 6,232 K D. 5,778 K

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Marie Grimes · Answer 1

I think the correct answer from the choices listed above is option D. If the Sun is white-yellow, then a reasonable approximation of its temperature would be 5778 K. The Sun has a surface temperature of about 5,800 Kelvin. Because of this temperature, the bulk of the light we see streaming from the Sun is yellow/white.