SOLAR SYSTEM

UNIVERSE

THE SUN

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Sun produces energy when ____ fuses to form helium.
A
Oxygen
B
Ozone
C
Nitrogen
D
Hydrogen
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Here, the temperatures are high enough for hydrogen nuclei to smash together and form helium nuclei, releasing tremendous amounts of energy in various forms. Energy produced in the form of light keeps bouncing around inside the Sun, as though the Sun were made entirely of mirrors.

Detailed explanation-3: -Nuclear Fusion reactions power the Sun and other stars. In a fusion reaction, two light nuclei merge to form a single heavier nucleus. The process releases energy because the total mass of the resulting single nucleus is less than the mass of the two original nuclei. The leftover mass becomes energy.

Detailed explanation-4: -Today, the Sun continues to fuse hydrogen atoms to make helium in its core. It fuses about 600 million tons of hydrogen every second, yielding 596 million tons of helium. The remaining four million tons of hydrogen are converted to energy, which makes the Sun shine.

Detailed explanation-5: -Swirls of hydrogen and helium gas condensed into huge clouds. The gravitational force at the core brought the matter closer and closer together until some of the nuclei coalesced. This produced energy, the heat and light of the stars.

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