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In nuclear fusion what atoms are used to produce helium atoms with larger masses?
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What is the combining of two small nuclei to produce heat and one larger nuclei called?
Nuclear fusion
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
Which term is used to indicate the process in which two small atomic nuclei emerge from a larger one?
nuclear fusion
What is the process that causes the sun to produce energy?
The sun produces its thermal energy through nuclear fusion. Gravity forces the stellar matter into a smaller and smaller sphere until the pressures and temperatures at the center of the stellar mass becomes so hot that the star's center supports sustained nuclear fusion reactions, usually combining Hydrogen into Helium. Larger stars go on to combine Helium into Carbon, Carbon into Nitrogen, Nitrogen into Oxygen, Oxygen into Fluorine, and so on. . In stellar nuclear fusion, the sum of the mass of the elements before the fusion reaction occurs is larger than the sum of the mass of the product elements. This means that some mass has been lost in the process. This "lost" matter has not actually been lost, but has been converted into electromagnetic energy. It is this fusion-driven matter-to-energy conversion process that causes the sun to produce energy.
What is the process in which the nuclei of two atoms combine to form a larger nucleus?
It is called fusion. It is the process taking place on our sun, as two hydrogen atoms fuse together to form a helium atom and give off a small amount of energy while losing some mass.
Are hydrogen or oxygen atoms used to produce helium atoms with larger masses in nuclear fusion?
Hydrogen.
What is events of occurring in the sun?
Nuclear fusion: mainly of hydrogen into helium. To a lesser extent there is fusion of helium into larger elements - all the way to iron.
Is fusion a chemical a mechanical or a nuclear?
Fusion of smaller atoms to form larger atome is a nuclear change. Ex: 4 hydrogen atoms FUSE to form an atom of helium through a compeles set of nuclear reactions.
Is fusion a mechanical or chemical or nuclear?
Fusion of smaller atoms to form larger atome is a nuclear change. Ex: 4 hydrogen atoms FUSE to form an atom of helium through a compeles set of nuclear reactions.
What is the combining of two small nuclei to produce heat and one larger nuclei called?
Nuclear fusion
What are the particles for the nuclear fusion in stars?
A variety of different fusion reactions are possible. In our sun, which is classified as medium sized, it is fusion of hydrogen nuclei, ie protons, to form helium. In larger stars, especially red giants, larger nuclei react in fusion, so that larger and heavier nuclei get formed.
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 does nuclear produce new elements?
Inside stars, nuclear fusion combines smaller nuclei into larger nuclei, thus creating heavier elements
What can you infer about helium from the fact that it is made by a nuclear fusion reaction inside the sun?
That the mass of a helium nucleus is larger than the mass of the hydrogen nucleus. Also, since the star uses this process to produce energy, that the helium atom has less energy than the original hydrogen atoms - and therefore also less mass.
What can you infer about helium from the fact that it is made by nuclear fusion reactions inside the sun?
That the mass of a helium nucleus is larger than the mass of the hydrogen nucleus. Also, since the star uses this process to produce energy, that the helium atom has less energy than the original hydrogen atoms - and therefore also less mass.
Which term is used to indicate the process in which two small atomic nuclei emerge from a larger one?
nuclear fusion
What can you infer about helium from the fact that it's made by nuclear fusion reactions inside the sun?
That the mass of a helium nucleus is larger than the mass of the hydrogen nucleus. Also, since the star uses this process to produce energy, that the helium atom has less energy than the original hydrogen atoms - and therefore also less mass.
