SOLAR SYSTEM

UNIVERSE

THE SUN

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The sun is mostly made of matter that is
A
plasma
B
liquid
C
solid
D
cold
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The sun is made up of a blazing combination of gases. These gases are actually in the form of plasma. Plasma is a state of matter similar to gas, but with most of the particles ionized. This means the particles have an increased or reduced number of electrons.

Detailed explanation-2: -So, although it is common to see the Sun referred to as a gaseous body, a more specific description is that it is made of plasma. In this case, the plasma consists of hydrogen and helium ions, together with the electrons that were liberated when those ions were produced.”

Detailed explanation-3: -The Sun’s mass makes up over 99.85% of the Solar System., and since it is nearly all in the plasma state, over 99.9% of the mass of the Solar System is in the plasma state.

Detailed explanation-4: -This “soup, ‘’ called plasma, makes up 90 percent of the Sun. Every second, thousands of protons in the Sun’s core collide with other protons to produce helium nuclei in a nuclear fusion reaction that releases energy. Just outside the core, energy moves outward by a process called radiation.

Detailed explanation-5: -The sun’s outer atmosphere, the corona, is made up of plasma, meaning the violent conditions have stripped atoms of their electrons. Solar scientists believe high-energy particles are generated in this highly turbulent sea of stripped atoms (ions) and electrons.

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