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The meaning of the luminosity of the Sun.
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The Sun is the largest and the only star in our solar system. It is composed of gases majorly Hydrogen and Helium. The radius of the sun is
The total energy released per unit time by the Sun is known as luminosity of the Sun. The SI unit of luminosity is Watts or Joules per second. The luminosity of the Sun is
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