Radiative Zone Lab Report

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Comprising 45 percent of the sun’s radius, the radiative zone extends outward from the core, and the energy from the core is carried outwards by photons. A photon travels around one micron (one millionth of a metre) as it is made, before being absorbed by a gas molecule. As it is being absorbed, the gas molecule heats up and re-emits another photon of the same wavelength. This exact cycle is repeated once the re-emitted photon travels another micron before being absorbed by another gas molecule. Before a photon reaches the surface, about 1025 absorptions and re-emissions take place, which means there is a significant time delay between a photon made in the core and one that reaches the surface.The convective zone is dominated by convection

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