The Sun emits 5 × 10²³ photons per second with h > 13.6 eV. If the density of hydrogen atoms in interplanetary space is n = 10⁹ m^−3, what is the size of the Sun’s Strömgren sphere? Assume a recombination coefficient = 2.6 × 10⁻19 m³ s⁻1.

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