How many mercurys could you fit in the sun?

Answer 1

You could fit approximately 21,253,933 Mercuries inside the Sun

Answer 2

The volume of the Sun is about 23 million times the volume of Mercury. However, Mercury would only fit into the Sun 17 million times, because 26% of the volume would be lost to sphere packing.

Answer 3

The simple answer is none. There is simply no room inside Earth for another planet. Earth is already filled with rock and lava and has no room for anything more.

If the question is "How many times will Mercury fit inside a sphere the size of Earth?", we have a rather tricky and complex mathematical question. It depends on which type of lattice you order the copies of Mercury into. The article (check link) only scratches the surface of this. My guess is 8 (two by two by two), but I am not sure. You have to think in three dimensions and try to fit the spheres in the densest way possible.

But if we simply start by crushing the Mercury copies in a planet blender, it becomes much easier. Then the answer is simple: (the volume of Earth) divided by (the volume of Mercury).

So, let's calculate that. Let's start with the facts, according to Google:

radius of Earth = 6 378.1 kilometers

radius of Mercury = 2 439.7 kilometers

The volume of a sphere with radius r is 4/3*Ï€*r3.

So, using the blender approach, Mercury will fit

(4/3*Ï€*rEarth3) / (4/3*Ï€*rMercury3)

= rEarth3 / rMercury3

= (6 378.1 kilometers)3 / (2 439.7 kilometers)3

= 17.87

times inside a sphere the size of Earth.

So, the answer to the original question is, depending on how you interpret the question: None, probably 8 or 17.87.

Answer 4

You could fit approximately 21,253,933 Mercuries inside the Sun.

Answer 5

Around 23,214,286. No one is really sure since it is round shaped and no one has ever done it.

Answer 6

23214286, approximately.

Answer 7

Approximately 23 million.

Answer 8

Sextillions I'm guessing

Answer 9

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