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Yes, the sun can be expected to have some carbon. That carbon would have come from the same source as the carbon on the earth.
Our sun is not massive enough nor hot enough to nucleosynthesize carbon. That would require a red giant. See http://library.thinkquest.org/17940/texts/nucleosynthesis/nucleosynthesis.html for some more details.
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Can sun be converted into diamond?
No. The sun is made of hydrogen and helium. Diamond is made of carbon.
Is coal a form of Solar energy?
Yes, the energy stored in coal came from the sun. Plants using an ingenious process called photosynthesis, use energy from the sun, to take carbon-dioxide from the air, use the carbon and release the oxygen back to the air. After the plant is eaten or dies and is decomposed or burned (the net effect is the same) the oxygen again breaks the chemical bonds, releasing the energy from the sun and liberating the carbon-dioxide back to the air to become the next generation of plants. Coal is carbon from the air and energy from the sun.
What is the process of turning sun energy into food energy?
photosynthesis is the process in which organisms takes sun, water, and carbon dioxide and turns it into food.
What forms when the sun fuses hydrogen?
It forms helium. After it runs out of hydrogen, it'll form carbon. As I recall, the sun begins to die at the carbon stage because it's too small to fuse heavier elements.
Does the sun give us oxygen?
Yes. The sun makes plants have photosynthesis and grow, then those plants give off oxegyn while taking in carbon dioxide.
Are Ultraviolet rays from the sun absorbed by carbon dioxide or ozone?
The Uv rays from the sun are absorbed by ozone. Carbon dioxide has no role in it.
Where can carbon be found?
Carbon is found in abundance in the sun, stars, comets and atmospheres
Does trees need carbon dioxide?
Carbon Dioxide, water, and sun
Which component of the carbon cycle and nitrogen cycle captures the energy from the sun?
Plants are a part of the nitrogen and carbon cycles and it captures the energy from the sun.
What is the effect of sun on plants?
Sun gives out carbon dioxide and sunlight for plants.
What is a star composed of carbon and nitrogen?
Sun
Does the sun let off carbon dioxide?
No.
What is the charge on lithium and carbon atoms?
the sun
Is the carbon dioxide layer also prevents the coming of the UV-rays from the sun?
No, carbon dioxide does not. it does not stop UV rays from the sun from coming to surface.
Can sun be converted into diamond?
No. The sun is made of hydrogen and helium. Diamond is made of carbon.
Why can the Sun not produce heavier elements beyond carbon and oxygen?
The sun does not have enough mass or a hot enough core to fuse heavier elements such as carbon and oxygen.
Does sun give off oxygen in carbon cycle?
no
