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What is the difference between the suns nuclear reactions and man made ones?
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The sun's nuclear reactions are based on fusion of atoms (hydrogen atoms are fused together to form helium or lithium mainly) whereas earth-bound nuclear reactions are based on fission (uranium atoms are smashed apart to form (often radioactive) fragments and energy) There has been research on earth-bound nuclear fusion for many years (JET project in the UK) and ITER, but there is still a long way to go before we can mimic the sun!
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What is the difference between a constellation and a star?
A constellation is a "man made" picture of something, depicted by the pattern of a number of stars. A star is a massive ball of hydrogen and helium, that is undergoing nuclear fusion.
What is The difference between the atmosphere and the hydrosphere?
One is made from gases the other from liquids.
Why is the sun slowly changing from being made of hydrogen to being made of Helium?
It is because of the nuclear fusion reactions which power the Sun. They produce energy by converting hydrogen into helium. In fact it's more complicated than the question suggests, but that's the basic idea.
How can planets be planets if they are gas planets?
A planet is defined as any celestial body which has enough matter to form itself into a sphere (or spheroid), but without enough mass to begin nuclear reactions. This definition has no relation to what the body is made of, so a gas planet is just as much a planet as one made of rock or one made of styrofoam.
What is the difference between the oceans and atmosphere?
The oceans are made primarily of liquid water. The atmosphere is made primarily of a mixture of gaseous Oxygen (20%) and Nitrogen (80%).
Is a new material made from composting?
No materials are made from nuclear reactions in stars
Where are synhetic elements made from?
Synthetic elements are obtained by nuclear reactions.
What is the most powerful man made energy source on earth?
Nuclear reactions like nuclear power plants ^_~
Can lead be made synthetically?
Only some radioactive isotopes, by nuclear reactions.
What is rutherfordium made of?
Rutherfordium is an artificial chemical element resulting from nuclear reactions.
Is a new material new materials?
No materials are made from nuclear reactions in stars
What is the difference between electricity being made in a fossil fuel power station to being made in a nuclear power station?
The difference is only the material that is being used to generate electricity.
How to control nuclear reactions?
With control rods made of Cadmium metal, which absorbs neutrons.
What was einsteinium made for?
1. Einsteinium has not applications out of nuclear physics laboratories. 2. Einsteinium is obtained by the intermediate of nuclear reactions in particle accelerators.
What a large energy producing object in space that is made of gases undergoing nuclear reactions?
star
What is large energy producing object in space that is made of gases undergoing nuclear reactions?
star
What is the difference between detrital and chemical rocks?
Detrital- made of sediment grains Orgains- Made of fossils Chemical- from due to chemical reactions I hope this helped you enough :)
