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Yes. Stars prouduce light as a product of nuclear fusion.
Gerardo Glover
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∙ 14y agoStars (including the sun) are one type of source of ionizing radiation. They produce gamma radiation, x-rays, and ultraviolet light. Most of the beta radiation they produce would not make it to the earth, except for what comes in the solar wind from the sun. The alpha radiation and neutrons produced in stars would not make it to the Earth at all.
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∙ 11y agoI don't think so but a star is hot enough to allow nuclear fusion to occur. You see a star when it starts its like burns Hydrogen to make Helium Atoms and energy through nuclear fusion, then when the Hydrogen is gone it works its way up as far as Iron, when it starts using Iron, the sun generally dies within 5 minutes
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∙ 13y agoStars contain radioactive isotopes of many elements, but in the usual use of the word we do not treat a star as a radioactive object, but as a very, very hot and massive object emitting a lot of radiation.
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∙ 9y agoOur star, the sun, sure is for us.
Yes, stars produce both light and heat.
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∙ 10y agoYes. Stars prouduce light as a product of nuclear fusion.
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∙ 13y agoYes.
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Is space junk radioactive?
Ya it is REALLY RADIOACTIVE
Does all your energy come from the sun?
Most of the energy we use can be traced to the Sun in one way or another, but not all of it. Energy from nuclear sources does not come from the Sun. It comes from the heat produced as a result of decay of radioactive isotopes. While the Sun does create radioactive isotopes in its interior, that is not the source of the isotopes available to us on the Earth today. Our radioactive isotopes came from other stars that exploded billions of years ago, before the Earth and the Sun were formed.
How do you know if a meteor is radioactive?
If it isn't giving off a glow, it might not be radioactive. It will glow because most, not all, radioactive material always glows.
What are the bright lights next to the moon?
stars stars stars stars
Does the Sun have radioactive energy?
Yes. The Sun is powered by the process of Nuclear Fusion and it does output radioactive energy, mainly in the form of electromagnetic radiation.
What process provides the heat?
Three processes produce heat. Contraction, in both stars and planets; radioactive decay, in planets, and nuclear fusion, in stars.
How are nitrogen oxygen and argon formed?
Nitrogen and oxygen are formed primarily by thermonuclear fusion in stars. Argon is formed by radioactive decay of potassium - which is also formed in stars.
What planets and celestial bodies seem to be radioactive?
Stars seem to be, but they don't have big and/or unstable atoms such as most radioactive elements have. They release sub atomic units when their atoms fuse, along with rays such as gamma rays, which is why they can seem to be similar to other radioactive things. Some planets with atmostpheres that are ionised by ionising rays can also be similar to radioactive things perhaps.
Where in ntature does nuclear reaction occur?
In the interior of stars, where matter is at an extreme temperature and pressure. Also, wherever there are radioactive isotopes - for example, on Earth - these will gradually decay.
What are the 6 main sources of heat?
sun,stars,heat obtained by burning fuels,friction,electricity,heat from the decay of radioactive material in the earth's interior.....:)
Are radioactive elements made in a laboratory?
What an interesting question. The answer is however complex.It is possible to make small amounts of some radioactive elements or radioactive isotopes of some elements in a laboratory (usually involving a nuclear pile or an accelerator). For instance the element Plutonium is made this way.(Other radioactive elements are produced naturally by the radioactive decay of heavier radioactive elements)However, making a radioactive element or isotope from scratch requires the application of an enormous amount of energy. The place where all elements heavier than the element Iron (Fe - Atomic number 26) are made is in stellar explosions, the death of stars 8 or more times more massive than our Sun, called "supernovas".It is in supernova explosions that the radioactive elements are made.
What do you spell radioactive?
"Radioactive."
Is the element sodium radioactive or non-radioactive?
non radioactive element
What characterizes a radioactive element?
As radioactive element is an element that is on the Priodic Table of Elements. A Radioactive Element is usually radioactive.
What is the source of heat in the Earth's interior?
The decay of radioactive isotopes.The decay of radioactive isotopes.The decay of radioactive isotopes.The decay of radioactive isotopes.
If a substance is radioactive is its compound radioactive?
Yes. A radioactive atom is a radioactive atom. If that atom exists as a single atom and is uncombined and it is radioactive, it's radioactive. If that same atom is chemically combined with another or other atoms, it's still radioactive. It's just that simple.
Is uranium tetrafluoride - UF4 - radioactive?
All uranium compounds are radioactive to some degree.
