Thank you all for the input, and I do understand that gas is very different than solids... I have a basic understanding of thermodynamics. I have read the wiki articles on star and planetary formation before, and will read them again after this post just to refresh my memory and make sure I'm...
Thank you for the info. To me, this begs th question of how the Earth ended up with so much iron/nichel and the sun didn't (see my response to your second point).
Thanks for the correction on the lead comment and the explanation for why it happens. Although you response does clear up part...
Hello everyone;
I am a new member and have little formal hard science ed, but have read many pop science books by Sagan, Hawking, and others. In light of this fact please try to formulate answers with this in mind... NO MATH SPAMMING ALLOWED lol
My question has to do with the...