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What type of reaction occurs in the cores of stars to create their tremendous amounts of energy?
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∙ 12y ago
Most astrophysicists agree that it's the fusion of hydrogen into helium.
There are a few other theories that are not widely accepted... Dr. Oliver K. Manuel's "Iron Sun" hypothesis, for example. But it's pretty generally agreed that it's fusion.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 7y agoThe conversion of a bit of the star's mass into energy as the star fuses lighter elements into heavier ones.
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What is energy of radiant objects such as fire?
Radiant energy is exothermic energy. Fire is a chemical reaction that produces heat. This heat is released as a result of the exothermic chemical reaction.
How does a catalyst change the rate of a chemical reaction?
Lowers the activation energy of a reaction, therefore speeding the reaction up.Catalysts speed up chemical reactions. They do not change the products or reactants of the reaction, and are not used up or consumed in the reaction. Biological catalysts are called enzymes. Catalysts lower the activation energy (or energy needed to start a reaction), and cause the reaction to occur more quickly.
Which type of chemical reaction absorbs thermal energy?
Endothermic
Why did carter create department of energy?
Carter created the Department of Energy to reduce America's dependence on foreign energy.
Is it correct to say that an incandescent bulb and a light stick use the same form of energy to create light Why or why not?
No. One is chemical energy, the other is electrical energy.
How does the sun give off sunlight?
The Sun fuses hydrogen to create helium which makes tremendous amounts of energy. Thus producing sunlight.
Nuclear reactions result in tremendous amounts of?
Energy, in the release of binding energy
How does the sun prodace trmendous energy it releases every second?
It produces so much energy because of the nuclear fusion reaction that happens in the Sun's core every second. Nuclear fusion releases tremendous amounts of energy.
What shoots from the Suns surface releasing tremendous amounts of energy into space?
Heat rays
Nuclear reaction produce huge amounts of energy by transforming tiny amounts of matter True or false?
It is true that nuclear reaction produce huge amounts of energy by transforming tiny amounts of matter.
Why does nuclear reactions produce tremendous amounts of energy and what is the source of this energy?
It is due to the annihilation of a small part of the nuclear masses involved
What are violent explosions from sunspots in which gas and tremendous amounts of energy are blasted into space away from the Sun.?
solar flares
What can plutonium make?
Plutonium can be used in fuel rods for generation nuclear energy. Plutonium can also be used to create an atomic bomb. Simply bring enough plutonium together in a single contained pile, and the critical mass creates a chain reaction liberating nuclear energy through a fission reaction resulting in a tremendous explosion.
What does NOT describe a nuclear reaction?
Relatively small amounts of energy are released or absorbed.
What creates the suns light and heat energy?
Nuclear fusion. Enormous pressure near the sun's center causes atoms of hydrogen to fuse together and form helium atoms releasing tremendous amounts of energy- put really simply. ALL stars use the same method to create heat and energy.
Are violent explosions from sunspots in which gas and tremendous amounts of energy are blasted into space away from the Sun.?
Solar Flares (Study Island)
What does atomic bomb?
An atomic bomb is a bomb that releases a tremendous amount of energy by initiating a nuclear fission chain reaction.
