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Does nuclear fusion create thermal energy?
Yes, fusion is exothermic until nickel & iron are produced.
How do stars create all elements up to iron in their core. What if your answer?
The process is called stellar nucleosynthesis and is based on nuclear fusion reactions.
What is the most massive element that can be formed by nuclear fusion with the liberation of energy?
iron
The sun gets its energy from?
the fusion of 4 hydrogen atoms to form 1 helium atom. Fusion of light atoms results in new energy, just as the breaking apart (fission) of heavy atoms does. It happens that iron is the mid-point (i.e. the atom with the least binding energy).
How do stars give out light and why?
They use nuclear fusion and the iron makes light escape.
What are the by-products of nuclear fusion?
In general, nuclear fusion produces a new atom (or, in some cases, two atoms), a change in the amount of heat present and possibly some other emission. The specific products of nuclear fusion depend on what is being fused. The fusion of 2H + 2H produces 3H + a proton + 4.02 MeV The fusion of 2H + 3H produces 4He + a neutron + 17.6 MeV The fusion of 6Li + 2H can produce 4He + 4He + 22.4 MeV In the cases where fusion produces atoms heavier than iron, the reaction is endothermic, consuming heat rather than producing it.
What are the byproducts of nuclear?
In general, nuclear fusion produces a new atom (or, in some cases, two atoms), a change in the amount of heat present and possibly some other emission. The specific products of nuclear fusion depend on what is being fused. The fusion of 2H + 2H produces 3H + a proton + 4.02 MeV The fusion of 2H + 3H produces 4He + a neutron + 17.6 MeV The fusion of 6Li + 2H can produce 4He + 4He + 22.4 MeV In the cases where fusion produces atoms heavier than iron, the reaction is endothermic, consuming heat rather than producing it.
Nuclear fusion only releases energy when elements that are lighter than what element are involved?
Nuclear Fusion only releases energy when elements that are higher than what Nuclear Fusion produces certain sotopes of lighter elements.
What would stars be like if hydrogen rather than iron had the lowest mass per nuclear particle?
nuclear fusion would not occur
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.
What does nuclear fusion cause?
Nuclear fusion, which is the mechanism by which stars operate, will cause lighter nuclei to "combine" (fuse) to create heavier ones. It will also cause a lot of energy to appear. This is because the fusion reactions are exothermic (at least through fusion that creates elements up through iron).
How are nuclear fission and nuclear fusion are the same?
They are similar only in that they are nuclear reactions. In nuclear fission involves the splitting of an atomic nucleus, whereas nuclear fusion involves the joining together of atomic nuclei.
