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Name: Toon
Status: student
Age: 19
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Date: 1999 - 2000
Question:
Can we find water on the sun? If not, please give me the reason.

Replies:
Dear Toon,

Water molecules have recently been identified as existing in sunspots, which are cooler than some parts of the sun. In fact, back in 1992 my colleagues and I predicted that water molecules could exist at temperatures as high as 4000K - but there was no experimental evidence for this at that time.

Best regards,
prof. topper


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