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Nuclear fusion ... the same reaction responsible for the enormous but brief energy output of a "hydrogen bomb".
Except that in the core of the sun, it has been going continuously for billions of years.
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∙ 11y agoThe process it uses to produce energy is called nuclear fusion - it converts hydrogen-1 into helium-4. The reason it produces an enormous amount of energy is related to the Sun's enormous mass, and the corresponding temperature and pressure in its core.
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∙ 12y agoThe sun produces its tremendous energy because of Nuclear fusion (followed by Proton-Proton chain reaction) .
During nuclear fusion hydrogen is converted into helium .
the overall reaction - when hydrogen fuse it gives a gamma ray photon , neutrino , positron , isotopes of hydrogen and helium and lot of energy every second .
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∙ 12y agoThe mechanism used is called nuclear fusion. Specifically, hydrogen-1 is converted to helium-4. In the process, a tremendous amount of energy is released.
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∙ 15y agoI don't really know, but I suspect it is electrical arcing. The Universe is filled with charge and flowing charge. The Sun has a voltage potential of 376 TeraVolt.
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∙ 12y agoHydrolysis
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What does fossil fuels contain from the sun's radiant energy?
by the food it eats like plants that contain the suns rays from photosynthisis :)
The suns energy comes from a process called what?
fusion; this process fuels the sun with hydrogen
How does the suns energy become your energy?
In the sun is a nuclear fussion energy
Which is caused by suns energy?
weather
The suns energy reaches the earth as what type of energy?
radiant
What does fossil fuels contain from the sun's radiant energy?
by the food it eats like plants that contain the suns rays from photosynthisis :)
As the number of sunspots increases would the suns energy output also increase or decrease?
Yes, it would be increase.
Does the suns energy output stay constant over time?
I don't really care, as long as i get chocolate. YEAH.
The suns energy comes from a process called what?
fusion; this process fuels the sun with hydrogen
Is the suns output always the same?
NO!
How is the chemical energy in fossil fuels related to the suns radiant energy?
Afuel is a material that releases energy when it burns. These fossil fuels---energy-rich substances ormed from the remains of organisms or as you might say; plants and animals.That was just a reminder for you,the real answer is right here:The potential chemical energy in fossil fuels and food was stored by plants that converted the sun's radiant energy into chemical energy. Now that was the real answer, oyur welcome,Tracey Nichole Gordon.
Quasars have the energy of 5 million suns?
Quasars have been known to emit over a thousand times the energy of the Milky Way. As the Milky Way contains upwards of 400 billion stars, the likelyhood of the energy output of 5 million Suns is probably true or greatly underestimated.
Does photosynthesis need the suns heat energy or the suns light energy?
Light energy.
Where does the energy fossil fuel come from?
The sun. Fossil fuels are made up of plants and animals that lived in the past and have been converted to fossil fuels by geological processes over time. And as plants convert the suns energy into sugars, fossil fuels are stored solar energy.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The energy comes from the energy that was previously in dead plants/animals... to understand better read about the carboniferous period. It explains how fossil fuels were created, through the compression of decaying plant material that had lots of locked up carbon underneath layers of sediments.
The suns energy is generated at its?
the suns energy is generated at its core. The energy that is produced by the sun is generated by fusion.
What are the blasts of gas from the suns atmosphere that form enormous loops?
Solar prominences.
What country does fossil fuels come from?
The sun. Fossil fuels are made up of plants and animals that lived in the past and have been converted to fossil fuels by geological processes over time. And as plants convert the suns energy into sugars, fossil fuels are stored solar energy.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The energy comes from the energy that was previously in dead plants/animals... to understand better read about the carboniferous period. It explains how fossil fuels were created, through the compression of decaying plant material that had lots of locked up carbon underneath layers of sediments.
