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USAAAO — 2021 First Round

Question 28

An often-repeated fun fact is that humans produce more power per unit volume than stars. If the sun were the same size, but it produced the same amount of power per unit volume as a human, what would its surface temperature be? Assume the =average human" produces 100 watts of power and has a volume of 66400 cubic centimeters.

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USAAAO 2021 First Round. Question text, choices, and answer were transcribed from the official USAAAO exam and solutions PDFs.