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When the sun produces energy it consumes hydrogen and produces .?
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Where does the sun get its energy from and how does it make or get energy?
The nuclear fusion that converts two hydrogen atoms into one Helium atom produces energy. It occurs at the core of the Sun.
What is the primary source of the sun's energy?
The sun's heat and light originate primarily in the conversion of mass to energy through nuclear fusion processes; the larger fraction through the proton-proton chain where hydrogen fuses into helium, and a smaller fraction through the CNO cycle which also catalytically consumes hydrogen and produces helium. Estimates say about 600 million tons of hydrogen get converted to helium every second.. at that rate, the sun will run out of hydrogen fuel in about 5 billion years.
Does the sun need oxygen to burn?
No, sun does not need oxygen to burn. The "Fusion" of Hydrogen atoms is what produces immense amount of energy in the sun.
Does the sun have internal energy?
The sun consist primarily of a collection of hydrogen (about 75% of the mass of the sun). This energy is fused, or burned, into helium by the pressure of the weight (gravity) of the sun. This conversion of hydrogen into helium will go on for most of the sun's life time. This nuclear reaction can be thought of as the sun's internal energy.
What is the major source of energy the sun produces?
The Sun.
When the sun produces energy it consumes hydrogen and produces what?
helium
The Sun produces energy by fusing hydrogen atoms into atoms in its core.?
Yes it does. It produces helium by fusing hydrogen
What is the process that produces energy in our sun?
The process that produces energy in our sun is called nuclear fusion. The fusion reaction combines hydrogen atoms into helium releasing a great deal of energy. The is the same processed as in the hydrogen bomb.
What produces Large amounts of energy within the Sun?
Fusion of hydrogen.
How is the sun energy produced?
Nuclear fusion in the sun's core, where Hydrogen-1 is converted to Helium-4 plus energy.
How is the sun related to energy?
The Sun is a huge fusion reactor turning hydrogen into helium, this produces energy in the form of heat and light
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
What is the name of the process that the sun uses to create Energy?
Nuclear fusion. Stellar fusion in volves a number of different fusion reactions throughout the star's life, but the primary and (usually) the longest burning is the fusion of hydrogen into helium. This consumes most of the nuclear energy in the sun, and it usually accounts for the type of fusion that goes on for most of the life of the star. A link is provided to the Wikipedia article on the proton-proton chain, which is the "technical term" for hydrogen fusion into helium.
How sun produces energy?
Nuclear fusion, converting hydrogen-1 into helium-4.
What are three elements that are produced in the sun?
The sun only produces one element: helium.The sun consumes hydrogen, via a two stage fusion process of first producing the intermediate heavy hydrogen isotope called deuterium, then from that producing helium.
What are the three elements that are produced in the sun?
The sun only produces one element: helium.The sun consumes hydrogen, via a two stage fusion process of first producing the intermediate heavy hydrogen isotope called deuterium, then from that producing helium.
How sun is a source of nuclear energy?
The Sun produces its energy - the heat and light that reaches us from the Sun - from nuclear fusion. Specifically, it converts hydrogen to helium.
