SOLAR SYSTEM

UNIVERSE

THE SUN

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The process in which hydrogen atoms collide and fuse with each other to form helium in the sun’s core is called
A
radiation
B
convection
C
nuclear fusion
D
conduction
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Fusion occurs when two atoms slam together to form a heavier atom, like when two hydrogen atoms fuse to form one helium atom. This is the same process that powers the sun and creates huge amounts of energy-several times greater than fission.

Detailed explanation-2: -Nuclear fusion is the process by which two light atomic nuclei combine to form a single heavier one while releasing massive amounts of energy.

Detailed explanation-3: -The specific type of fusion that occurs inside of the Sun is known as proton-proton fusion. Inside the Sun, this process begins with protons (which is simply a lone hydrogen nucleus) and through a series of steps, these protons fuse together and are turned into helium.

Detailed explanation-4: -Thermonuclear fusion is a way to achieve nuclear fusion by using extremely high temperatures. So basically we can say nuclear fusion at high temperature will be thermo-nuclear reaction. Temperature is a measure of the average kinetic energy of particles, so by heating the material it will gain energy.

Detailed explanation-5: -The energy harnessed in nuclei is released in nuclear reactions. Fission is the splitting of a heavy nucleus into lighter nuclei and fusion is the combining of nuclei to form a bigger and heavier nucleus. The consequence of fission or fusion is the absorption or release of energy.

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