Q: Assuming that the pressure at the surface is zero, what is the pressure at the center of this star? G * M * rho P(center) = ------------ R 6.67 x 10^(-11) * 1.99 x 10^(30) * 1415 = --------------------------------------- 6.95 x 10^8 = 2.7 x 10^(14) N/m^2 (This is about 100 times smaller than the actual pressure at the center of the real Sun, which does NOT have a constant density) Q: How does that compare to the pressure of the air at the Earth's surface? P(Earth) = approx 1 x 10^(5) N/m^2 So our very approximate estimate is about 10^(9) times the pressure of the Earth's atmosphere (and the TRUE central pressure is 10^(11) times that of the Earth)