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In what type of star would helium be converted to carbon as the final stage of fusion?
Helium is converted to carbon in the final stage of fusion in stars like the Sun, which are considered to be medium-sized stars. This happens during the triple-alpha process where three helium nuclei combine to form a carbon nucleus.
How are the elements carbon nitrogen and oxygen produced in stars like the sun?
These fusion (carbon , nitrogen , and oxygen) reactions form nuclei of sightly heavier elements.
Energy is produced in the sun when two?
..particles (nuclei) fuse together to form heavier nuclei. Initially, two protons fuse together (hydrogen atom nuclei) to form deuterium. These in turn may fuse with further protons, or with another deuterium nuclei to for a helium nuclei. As the heavier nuclei form, lots of energy is released.
Is the sun made out of hydrogen and helium?
It definitely runs on hydrogen, and its made of helium, as well. --- Yes, it is mainly made of hydrogen which it uses as a fuel. It fuses hydrogen nuclei together to form helium, producing huge amounts of energy through this nuclear fusion reaction. Helium is produced by this reaction. The most important fusion reaction is stars the size of our Sun, is the so called 'Proton - proton' reaction, which in summary, combines 4 nuclei of Hydrogen to produce one nucleus of Helium, plus two nuclei of Hydrogen, and positrons and gamma rays. Gamma rays get transformed inside the sun into less harmful electromagnetic radiations. There are other fusion reaction inside stars, which combine lighter atom nuclei into heavier nuclei, going up to producing carbon C and iron Fe nuclei.
What happens in the core that marks the birth of a star?
Nuclear fusion, converting hydrogen nuclei into helium nuclei.
How many helium nuclei lumped together make carbon?
3
What element do you get if you fuse two helium nuclei together?
Nuclear fusion occurs when two nuclei fuse together. This is frequently nuclei of deuterium and tritium (both hydrogen isotopes), which form a helium nucleus plus a neutron.
What element is formed when hydrogen nuclei fuse together?
When hydrogen nuclei fuse together, they can form helium. This fusion process is the energy source for stars, including our sun, where hydrogen nuclei combine to form helium through a series of nuclear reactions.
The helium flash converts helium nuclei into?
The helium flash converts helium nuclei into carbon nuclei through the fusion process in the core of a star. This process occurs in stars with a mass greater than about 0.8 times the mass of the Sun during the later stages of helium burning. The intense energy released during the helium flash helps stabilize the star against gravitational collapse.
When the nuclei of hydrogen and lithium are fused together what element is produced?
When the nuclei of hydrogen and lithium are fused together, helium is produced.
What nuclear process coverts helium and hydrogen gases from lighter to heavier elements?
The process is called fusion; hydrogen nuclei are fused together to make helium. At much higher temperatures and pressures, the helium can fuse into carbon and nitrogen and oxygen.
What is the simplest form of fusion that occurs in stars?
Hydrogen nuclei (protons) fuse together and produce helium nuclei
What do nuclear reactions convert helium to?
Carbon, mainly. Two helium nuclei make beryllium-8, which normally decays practically instantaneously back into the helium nuclei, but if a third helium nucleus hits it first it will make the stable carbon-12. More helium can then be added to make oxygen, neon, magnesium, silicon, sulfur, argon, calcium, titanium, chromium, iron, and finally nickel before the process becomes endergonic.
What is the main source of heat and energy of stars?
Nuclear fusion. The most common process is making helium nuclei from hydrogen nuclei.
What is the definition of energy efficiency?
hydrogen nuclei join together to make a larger helium.
During the solar nuclear reaction what four nuclei bond together?
During the solar nuclear reaction, in the proton-proton chain, four hydrogen nuclei (protons) bond together to form a helium nucleus. Two protons combine to form a deuterium nucleus, which then fuses with another proton to form helium-3. Two of the helium-3 nuclei then fuse to form helium-4.
Are beta particles the same as helium nuclei?
B- particles are electrons. They are not Helium nuclei.
