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The mass of Earth is approximately 6 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 kg. Given that the mass of theSun is 330 000 times the mass of Earth, find the mass of the Sun. Express your answer using scientificnotation correct to three significant figures.

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The mass of Earth is approximately 6 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 kg. Given that the mass of theSun is 330 000 times the mass of Earth, find the mass of the Sun. Express your answer using scientificnotation correct to three significant figures.

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Solution

To find the mass of the Sun, we need to multiply the mass of the Earth by 330,000.

Step 1: Multiply the mass of the Earth by 330,000. 6 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 kg * 330,000 = 1.98 x 10^30 kg

Step 2: Express the answer in scientific notation to three significant figures. The mass of the Sun is approximately 2.00 x 10^30 kg.

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