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The mass of the Sun is 219,261,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 short tons, if weighed on Earth - which of course is impossible.
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What does the sun's inner core do for the sun?
The inner core of the Sun converts about 700,000,000 tons of Hydrogen into 695,000,000 tons of Helium each second by a process called nuclear fusion. The mass difference 5,000,000 tons is converted into energy (by Einstein's E-MC2 formula) and it is this constantly produced heat that makes the Sun shine - makes it a star.
How much do the planets weigh?
Venus was known to be 200 pounds or it is the same size as earth
How much hydrogen does the sun burn every second?
The value seems to vary, depending on what source you refer to. madsci.org states a few billion tons. #1 exitmundi.nl states 400 million tons. #2 nasa.gov/qa_sun.html states 600 million tons. #3 funtrivia.com states 600 - 700 million tons. #4 wikipedia.org/ states 600 million metric tons. #5 Whereas phy6.org/stargaze/Lsun2vue.htm states a million tons. #6 mb-soft.com/public2/sunworks.html states 4 million tons. #7 There is little difference between a long, short or metric ton. So the consensus is on about 600 million tons per second!! Of the 600 million tonnes of Hydrogen used, 596 million tons of Helium is created with only 4 million tons being converted into pure energy. For comparison, the mass of the Earth is about 5.97×1021 tons. This would mean the Sun would consume the mass of the Earth in about 315,500 years.
How heavy is the moon in tons?
The Moon's mass is 8.09942316 × 10^19 tons.
Why does the sun have lots of gravity?
LONG STORY SHORT: ITS BIG. ((: Because it has a lot of mass. The more mass, the more gravity. For a more in depth answer the reason why the sun has so much gravity is because of the density not the mass, mass is different then density, and having so much density in such a small area gives it so much gravity, and if your using this for a science worksheet the sun i composed of about 2 thousand trillion tons of hydrogen and helium.
How much weight is lost to the Sun's mass as the sun burns up?
About 4 million tons per second. Note: This is MASS, not weight.
How fast is the sun making nuclear fusions?
Fast enough to convert 4 million tons of mass to energy, every second.Fast enough to convert 4 million tons of mass to energy, every second.Fast enough to convert 4 million tons of mass to energy, every second.Fast enough to convert 4 million tons of mass to energy, every second.
What does the sun's inner core do for the sun?
The inner core of the Sun converts about 700,000,000 tons of Hydrogen into 695,000,000 tons of Helium each second by a process called nuclear fusion. The mass difference 5,000,000 tons is converted into energy (by Einstein's E-MC2 formula) and it is this constantly produced heat that makes the Sun shine - makes it a star.
How to convert gross ton to net ton?
The conversion is not a simple mathematical exercise. You need to know the mass of the container. For example, a truck with a load of 10 tons might have a mass of 12 tons - the additional 2 tons being the mass of the [empty] truck. In that case, the gross mass is 12 tons and the net mass is 10 tons.
If the mass of the Sun decreases because of nuclear fusion why don't we see the Sun decreasing in size?
The amount of mass lost through nuclear fusion is only 7/10 of 1% of the mass of the four hydrogen nuclei. However, it takes a multitude of reactions for the Sun to produce the amount of energy that it does. Each second, the Sun’s lost mass is about 5 million metric tons. When compared to the Sun’s total mass, the amount lost through nuclear fusion is almost insignificant. Therefore, we don't see the Sun decreasing in size.
How long does it take the Sun to convert one Jupiter mass of hydrogen to helium?
Jupiter has a mass of 1.8986×1027 kg or 2.09284825 × 1024 tons Depending on the sources [See related question], the Sun converts about 600 million tons of hydrogen into helium every second. So a/b gives 3,488,080,416,666,667 seconds. Or 110,532,959 years
What is the formula for tons per hour?
Mass divided by time, where the mass is measured in tons and the time is measured in hours. If the mass and time are measured in other units they will need to be converted to tons and hours.
Are metric tons short tons and long tons mass units or weight units?
weight
Mass of an cat?
mines about 5 tons but the average is about 2 tons
Where from sun obtain energy?
the sun converts 700 million tons hydrogen to 695 million tons of helium the 5 million tons left is pure energy
How much do the planets weigh?
Venus was known to be 200 pounds or it is the same size as earth
What is the mass of a stegosaurus?
4 tons
