The atmosphere of the Sun consists mostly of hydrogen atoms at 6.0 $\times$ 10³ K. The thermal energy per atom is

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The thermal energy per atom can be calculated using the formula $E = \frac{3}{2}kT$, where $k$ is the Boltzmann constant ($1.38 \times 10^{-23} \, \text{J/K}$) and $T$ is the temperature in Kelvin. Given $T = 6.0 \times 10^{13} \, \text{K}$, the calculation yields $E = \frac{3}{2} \times 1.38 \times 10^{-23} \times 6.0 \times 10^{13} = 1.2 \times 10^{-19} \, \text{J/atom}$.

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