Answer to Question #289943 in General Chemistry for Janet

Question

If the distance from the earth surface to the sun surface is 93000000 Miles and the earths radius is 3965 miles and the suns radius is 430,000 miles what is the distance from the center of the sun to the center of the earth?

Answer 1

Radius is the distance between the center and the surface. Therefore, the distance between centers of the Sun and the Earth is simply the sum of the distance between surfaces and both radii:

93000000 + 3965 + 430000 = 93433965 mi.

Answer: 93433965 miles