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When a red giant completes helium fusion and collapses it becomes a .?
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White dwarf.
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Why is the sun or the star eventually die?
A star eventually uses up all of it's hydrogen in nuclear fusion. They fusion of hydrogen into helium is what makes the star glow bright and hot. When all the helium is fused, the star collapses inward on itself, and becomes a small "white dwarf" star, essentially a pile of "stellar embers". That's the end of a star's life.
What happens to a star when the outward force of fusion is less than the inward force?
the star collapses in on itself, and usually when the fusion stops it is in the last stages of its life as a giant or supergiant and forms a white dwarf made of the carbon left over from the second stage of helium to carbon fusion from the core of the star that takes place after the hydrogen to helium fusion. after the white dwarf is formed it will eventually cool off into a black dwarf which is basically a carbon corpse of a star
What gives star heat and light?
Stars derive their heat and light from the process of nuclear fusion, by which hydrogen becomes helium and other, even heavier elements.
What is the source of the suns energy?
Nuclear fusion of hydrogen into helium.
Helium in the sun is produced by which process?
Nuclear fusion.
Why is the sun or the star eventually die?
A star eventually uses up all of it's hydrogen in nuclear fusion. They fusion of hydrogen into helium is what makes the star glow bright and hot. When all the helium is fused, the star collapses inward on itself, and becomes a small "white dwarf" star, essentially a pile of "stellar embers". That's the end of a star's life.
When a red gaint complets helium fusion and collapses it becomes?
When a star runs out of helium, it may still fuse helium into heavier elements - it need not collapse immediately. Eventually, however, the star will run out of usable fuel, and collapse. In that case, depending on its remaining mass, it will become a white dwarf, a neutron star, or a black hole.
Hydrogen becomes what element in nuclear fusion reactions?
Typically, hydrogen-1 is converted into helium-4.
What is a carbon fusion?
Carbon fusion is a stage towards the end of a star's life. See para below and link Carbon burning starts when helium burning ends. During helium fusion, stars build up an inert core rich in carbon and oxygen. Once the helium density drops below a level at which He burning can be sustained, the core collapses due to gravitation. This decrease in volume raises temperature and density of the core up to the carbon ignition temperature. This will raise the star's temperature around the core allowing it to burn helium in a shell around the core. The star increases in size and becomes a red supergiant.
What type of energy is the sun's energy source?
hydrogen fusion
What is the by-product of nuclear fusion?
In deuterium-tritium fusion, the result is helium-4. In helium fusion, carbon is produced.
What produces sun's energy?
Nuclear fusion of Hydrogen to Helium is what produces the Sun's Energy. this takes place in the core. Later when it becomes a Red Giant it will fuse Helium to Carbon
Nuclear fusion on the sun changes hydrogen into?
Helium
What fusion in stars occurs to create the element helium?
Hydrogen undergoes nuclear fusion in the core of the sun to form helium.
What is the product of a fusion reaction with the sun?
In the sun the product of the nuclear fusion is light energy and heat energy. It also created helium from the isotopes deuterium and tritium.
What happens to a star when the outward force of fusion is less than the inward force?
the star collapses in on itself, and usually when the fusion stops it is in the last stages of its life as a giant or supergiant and forms a white dwarf made of the carbon left over from the second stage of helium to carbon fusion from the core of the star that takes place after the hydrogen to helium fusion. after the white dwarf is formed it will eventually cool off into a black dwarf which is basically a carbon corpse of a star
What element is produced by fusion in the interior of sun?
Helium is produced by fusion in the interior of the Sun.
