For an object with a density similar to water (1 g/cm^3), where is the theoretical equilibrium point reached?
Answer
Roughly halfway through the Sun’s radius
The theoretical location where an object would achieve neutral buoyancy—where the outward push of buoyancy equals the inward pull of gravity—depends on the object's own density relative to the material it displaces. For an object possessing a density comparable to water, estimated at about 1 gram per cubic centimeter, the surrounding plasma is expected to reach that equivalent density level at a location situated approximately halfway through the total radius of the Sun. Below this point, the plasma becomes denser than the object, causing an upward float toward the equilibrium level.
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