Timeline for How many atoms are there in our solar system?
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| Aug 2, 2015 at 15:23 | comment | added | LDC3 | The gravitational acceleration at the photosphere is 28g. Since it is unlikely that there is no hydrogen above the photosphere, there would be a significant portion of atoms on the sun that should be counted. | |
| Jul 23, 2015 at 18:42 | comment | added | Jim | You are technically correct, the best kind of correct. +1 | |
| Jul 23, 2015 at 17:01 | history | edited | Floris | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jul 22, 2015 at 23:11 | comment | added | Alex | That's funny, I asked a trick question and didn't know it. | |
| Jul 22, 2015 at 22:59 | comment | added | Floris | @Alex indeed if you follow the link it states clearly that it estimates a lower limit for the number of atoms in the universe. Note also that the answer really addresses "nuclei" since the sun is a plasma and therefore not really comprised of atoms. And it contains the majority of mass in the solar system. | |
| Jul 22, 2015 at 22:41 | comment | added | Alex | 10^57 atoms in the solar system according to Floris, times 10^11 stars in the milky way, times 10^11 galaxies in the observable universe equals 10^77 atoms. On the low end I think. | |
| Jul 22, 2015 at 22:37 | history | answered | Floris | CC BY-SA 3.0 |