On a plot of logT versus log , where T is temperature and is mass density,

On a plot of logT versus log ρ, where T is temperature and ρ is mass density, plot the line along which the thermal pressure of an ideal gas is equal to the pressure provided by nonrelativistic degenerate electrons. (Assume that the mean molecular mass µ, is equal to one.) Label the “degenerate” and “nondegenerate” regimes. Which regime does the center of the planet Jupiter (ρ ≈ 3000 kg m−3, T ≈ 40, 000 K) fall into?

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