UNIVERSE
SOLAR SYSTEM FORMATION
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gravitational collapse of the helium coreward.
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oxidation of carbon in the core.
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the weak force creating energy from uranium decay.
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dark energy.
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the strong force fusing hydrogen into helium.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Solar energy is created by nuclear fusion that takes place in the sun. Fusion occurs when protons of hydrogen atoms violently collide in the sun’s core and fuse to create a helium atom. This process, known as a PP (proton-proton) chain reaction, emits an enormous amount of energy.
Detailed explanation-2: -The reaction that happens in the sun fuses two Hydrogen atoms together to produce Helium. It looks like this in a very simplified way: H + H → He + ENERGY. This energy can be calculated by the famous Einstein equation, E = mc2.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -The Sun will expand to a red giant which fuses helium to carbon and oxygen in its core by the Triple Alpha Process. After the helium in its core is used up, the Sun will shed its atmosphere and in the process create a Planetary Nebulae.