Q: One pc = 3.08 x 10^(16) m. What is the density of stars per cubic meter in the disk? density n = 2.5 x 10^(-51) stars per cubic meter Q: Compute the mean free path of stars in the disk. Express your result in meters. 1 mean free path L = ------------------------------------------------- pi * (6.96 x 10^(8) m)^2 * (2.5 x 10^(-51) m^(-3) = 6.4 x 10^(31) m That's ... a very large distance.