How dense is the Sun’s radiative zone?

The Solar Structure

Is the radiative zone density?

Matter in a radiation zone is so dense that photons can travel only a short distance before they are absorbed or scattered by another particle, gradually shifting to longer wavelength as they do so.

Which is the most dense zone in the Sun?

core

The core is the most dense and hottest region of the sun (150 g/cm³/15.7 million K) and accounts for about 20–25% of the sun’s overall radius.

How dense is the Sun’s atmosphere?

The density, about 10⁻⁷ gram per cubic centimetre (g/cm³), drops a factor of 2.7 every 150 kilometres. The solar atmosphere is actually a vacuum by most standards; the total density above any square centimetre is about 1 gram, about 1,000 times less than the comparable mass in the atmosphere of Earth.

Which layer of the Sun has the lowest density?

The core has the highest density and the corona has the lowest density. As you have correctly answered, the Sun’s temperature drops from the core to the surface, which is the photosphere.

Where is the radiative zone of the Sun?

Just outside the Inner Core of the sun at a distance approximately 0.25 to 0.7 solar radii lies the Radiative Zone. This zone radiates energy through the process of photon emission and capture by the hydrogen and helium ions.