Question

The mass of the sun is 2.13525×10^30 kilograms. The mass of Mercury is 3.285×10^23 kilograms.

Answer 1

Answer:

The mass of Sun is $65\times 10^5$ times greater than mass of Mercury.

Step-by-step explanation:

We are given that

Mass of the sun=$M=2.13525\times 10^{30}$ kg

Mass of Mercury, $m=3.285\times 10^{23}$kg

We have to find how many times greater is the mass of the sun than the mass of Mercury.

Mass of sun/Mass of mercury=$\frac{2.13525\times 10^{30}}{3.285\times 10^{23}}$

Mass of sun/Mass of mercury$=0.65\times 10^{30-23}$

Using the property

$a^x/a^y=a^{x-y}$

Mass of sun/Mass of mercury$=0.65\times 10^{7}$

Mass of sun/Mass of mercury$=65\times 10^5$

Mass of Sun=$65\times 10^5$ times Mass of Mercury

Hence, the mass of Sun is $65\times 10^5$ times greater than mass of Mercury.