d) Calculate what temperature a thermal kinetic energy of 2 keV corresponds to, and compare this with the temperature in the core of the Sun.
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d) Calculate what temperature a thermal kinetic energy of 2 keV corresponds to, and
compare this with the temperature in the core of the Sun.
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