Question

What state of matter is our Sun mainly made of?

Answer 1

our sun is made up of mostly hydrogen atoms. these atoms, under the extreme temperatures fuse to form helium atoms. today, more than half of the sun is made up of hydrogen atoms. it is , therefore, gaseous in state.

Answer 2

Answer : Plasma

Extra information :

The sun is known as the father of solar family. It is a huge ball of flaming gases that is actually plasma, the fourth state of matter. About 70% of the total mass of the sun is made of hydrogen, 28% of helium gas and 2% of heavier elements like carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, e.t.c. Diameter of the sun is 1,384,000 km or $1.4 \times 10^{6} \ km$ (approx). This diameter is 109 times more than the diameter of earth. Volume of the sun is 1,300,000 times the size of the earth. Mass of the sun is approximately $2 \times 10^{30} \ kg$ which is $3.3 \times 10^{5}$ times heavier than the earth. The average density of the sun is $1.4 \ gm/cm^{3}$. The sun is at a distance of 150 million kilometers from the earth.