How does a main sequence star get its energy?

Answer 1

In the sun, hydrogen nuclei (protons) are joining to make helium and this releases energy as heat. In larger stars, and when stars get older and become red giants, or supernovas occur, fusion can progress further and produce heavier elements, which is presumably how the earth was formed. It did not come from the sun because the sun is still in the first fusion stage as said before, and not producing heavy elements.

Answer 2

Main sequence stars get their energy through nuclear fusion in their cores. This process involves the fusion of hydrogen atoms to form helium, releasing energy in the form of light and heat. The energy generated from nuclear fusion is what allows main sequence stars to balance the inward force of gravity with the outward pressure of the radiation created in the core.

Answer 3

Gravity. The star collapses until it reaches a temperature and pressure to ignite fusion. The pressure generated by the fusion opposes gravity and holds up the star until it runs out of fuel. This cycle can repeat until all that is left is nickel-iron, which cannot fuse. If the star is large enough, gravity can turn the burned out star into a black hole.

Answer 4

nuclear fission.

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Answer 5

Stars produce energy by nuclear fusion. In this process, called stellar nucleosynthesis, smaller, lighter nuclei are fused to create heavier nuclei. The process is exothermic, and heat is released on a massive scale. Most stars are burning hydrogen to create hydrogen, but later in life these stars will create even heavier elements up through iron.

Answer 6

Most main sequence stars, including sun, produce heat and light by smashing atoms together to create explosions. Eventually, when the atoms continue to combine, they become too big to combine, and the star dies out. Then, it kind of implodes, and the friction of it becoming too dense makes it expand greatly past its original size, only temporarily. Shortly after, it finally explodes.

Answer 7

atomic fusion. With the smallest of stars this is hydrogen fusion into Helium. As the mass and or temperature of the star increases this progressively includes all fusion processes up to and including the creation of Iron.

Answer 8

It is through nuclear fusion that a star generates energy. We see hydrogen fused to make helium, then heavier nuclei are produced. A tremendous amount of energy is released as these nuclear reactions are exothermic. The term for the different fusion reactions we see in stars is stellar nucleosynthesis. Links can be found below.

Answer 9

It's a common misconception, but "main sequence" is a stage in a stars life - not a particular type of star. See related questions for more information.

Answer 10

Main sequence stars are comprised chiefly of the same materials as most other stars: hydrogen and helium gas. In big old stars the ratio of heavier elements increases, due to nuclear fusion.