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Detailed explanation-1: -The Sun is a huge, glowing sphere of hot gas. Most of this gas is hydrogen(about 70%) and helium (about 28%). Carbon, nitrogen and oxygen make up 1.5% and the other 0.5% is made up of small amounts of many other elements such as neon, iron, silicon, magnesium and sulfur.

Detailed explanation-2: -About three quarters of the sun is hydrogen, which is constantly fusing together and creating helium by a process called nuclear fusion. Helium makes up almost the entire remaining quarter.

Detailed explanation-3: -The key difference between hydrogen and helium is that hydrogen is a diatomic gas, while helium is a monatomic gas. Hydrogen and helium are the first two elements in the periodic table. Both are gases and have a high abundance in the universe.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Sun has different layers with different properties, these layers are composed of material that is about 75% hydrogen and 25% helium by mass.