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The most important fusion process in nature is that which powers the stars. The net result is the fusion of four protons into one alpha particle, with the release of two positrons, two neutrinos (which changes two of the protons into neutrons), and energy, but several individual reactions are involved, depending on the mass of the star. For stars the size of the sun or smaller, the proton-proton chain dominates. In heavier stars, the CNO cycle is more important.
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What power the sun and other stars?
The fusion of atoms powers the sun and other stars!
What is the main source of the energy in the sun and other stars?
The main source of energy in the Sun and other stars is fusion of hydrogen atoms into helium atoms.
What are the atoms called that powers the sun and other stars?
The sun and other stars are composed primarily of hydrogen and helium. The hydrogen atoms combine by nuclear fusion resulting in helium.
What is made of atoms that powers the sun and other stars?
Hydrogen?
What atoms powers the sun and other stars?
The core of the sun and other stars primarily consist of hydrogen atoms undergoing nuclear fusion to form helium atoms. This process releases a significant amount of energy in the form of light and heat, which powers the sun and allows it to shine.
How many atoms power the sun and other stars?
Way too many to count. The stars have many trillions of trillions of trillions of atoms. When a star is "born," it only contains hydrogen atoms. As time goes on, the star uses nuclear fusion to fuse these atoms together to form heavier elements such as iron. In affect, us humans are made of atoms created in stars.
Is the sun a star or a bowl of fire?
It's a star. The sun is a star, and like other stars it is composed of plasma, the fourth state of matter, and the most abundant form of matter in the universe. Like other stars, inside the core of the sun, nuclear fusion takes place in which hydrogen atoms are fused into helium atoms.
What is the fuel spent off in many stars like the sun?
Stars' energy comes from the fusion of hydrogen atoms into helium atoms, initially.
Is the sun larger than the other stars?
The sun is larger than some of the other stars. There are many stars that are larger than the sun.
How does the sun get produce its energy?
The sun and other stars are hot enough and dense enough at their cores for nuclear fusion to occur. Hydrogen atoms fuse together into helium atoms, releasing a tremendous amount of energy in the process.
The what of atoms powers the sun and other stars?
The sun and other stars are powered by fusing hydrogen into helium in their first stage of life. Then as they get older the hydrogen runs out and the fuse helium and on up onto iron. Heavier elements come from novas and super novas.
Are most of the atoms around us younger or older than the sun?
Most of the atoms around us are older than the sun. These atoms were formed in previous generations of stars before our sun existed.
