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How does helium and hydrogen interact to release energy as light and heat?
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Isotopes of hydrogen can fuse to make helium. For example, a hydrogen-2 atom (which contains one proton and one neutron) can fuse with a hydrogen-3 (which contains one proton and two neutrons) atom to form helium-4 (which contains two protons and two neutrons) plus a free neutron. This reaction liberates a lot of heat, to the point where the atoms around it glow, giving of light.
The fusion reaction requires a lot of pressure and heat to start, but it gives off heat rather than consuming it.
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Can helium be turned into hydrogen to produce energy?
No, energy is produced by the opposite reaction, hydrogen to helium
How can energy be transformed from heat to nuclear?
By nuclear fusion, a hot plasma of hydrogen isotopes will convert to helium and release energy
Which energy releases smaller nuclei to form a larger nucleus?
You are thinking of nuclear fusion, where in the stars hydrogen forms into helium with energy release
How is helium which is produced by the conversion of hydrogen into energy related to the solar core?
Helium that is produced by the conversion of hydrogen into energy is related to the solar core in the sense that the conversion process produces energy captured in the core.
What energy transformation occurs in the sun?
The fusion of Hydrogen into Helium.
What is the equation for the creation of helium?
Hydrogen + intense heat and pressure --> Helium + energy release
What energy has sun fusing hydrogen atoms in helium and release energy?
The sun's energy (and that of all other stars) comes from nuclear fusion. The nuclei of hydrogen atoms (ie protons) fuse together to produce helium and release energy.
Can helium be turned into hydrogen to produce energy?
No, energy is produced by the opposite reaction, hydrogen to helium
What kind of atom is fused with hydrogen to create energy on your sun?
Hydrogen: the mutual fusing of H atoms into Helium, with consequent release of energy.
When the sun burns hydrogen helium it makes what?
The sun is on the Main Sequence, fusing hydrogen nuclei to form helium nuclei and release substantial quantities of energy.
What type of energy is the sun's energy source?
hydrogen fusion
What energy has sun fusing helium atoms in hydrogen and release energy?
Nuclear fusion is a process where multiple like-charged atomic nuclei join together to form heavier nucleus. It is accompanied by the release of energy. The nuclear fusion process is responsible for the fusion of helium of hydrogen atoms into helium atoms in the core of the sun.
How can energy be transformed from heat to nuclear?
By nuclear fusion, a hot plasma of hydrogen isotopes will convert to helium and release energy
How do star use energy?
Stars fuse hydrogen through nuclear fusion into helium and release the massive resulting energy into space.
Stars produce energy by fusing hydrogen into what?
The products of hydrogen fusion are helium and energy.
What nuclear reaction responsible for release of energy by the sun?
It's nuclear fusion. There are several steps, but the overall reaction converts hydrogen into helium, with the release of energy.
Stars produce energy by fusing hydrogen into?
Helium atoms
