Nuclear fusion. This is the process of fusing two atoms together to make a heavier one. Don't confuse this with nuclear fission, though. Fission is the process of splitting atoms apart (that is what we use for nuclear power plants.)
The "burning" inside a star is not fire as we are familiar with it, which is called combustion. Stars are powered by nuclear fusion. Combustion is a chemical process by which oxygen combines with other substances to make new molecules. In nuclear fusion, hydrogen atoms fuse with each other to form helium. This process produces millions of times more energy than combustion does.
Nuclear Fusion
Fusion is the main energy source for stars. It is the process by which stars convert hydrogen into helium through nuclear reactions, releasing a tremendous amount of energy in the process. Fission, on the other hand, involves the splitting of atomic nuclei and is not the primary energy source for stars.
The energy in stars is created when hydrogren plasma, under extreme pressure and temperature, fuses to make helium plasma. The difference in mass between hydrogren and helium is also a difference in binding energy, which is released during the ongoing fusion reaction.
The sun because it's hot and humans turn it into energy
Nuclear fusion is the process that produces energy in the stars, including our sun
That is called "nuclear fusion".
Nuclear fusion is the process that powers stars, including our sun. The intense heat and pressure in the core of a star creates the conditions necessary for nuclear fusion to occur, releasing vast amounts of energy. Scientists are working on harnessing this same process for practical energy production on Earth through nuclear fusion reactors.
Conduction is not an important method of energy transport inside most stars. This is because conduction relies on collisions between neighboring particles to transfer heat, but the densities of stellar interiors are generally too low for this process to be efficient. Instead, radiation and convection play larger roles in transporting energy within stars.
The "burning" inside a star is not fire as we are familiar with it, which is called combustion. Stars are powered by nuclear fusion. Combustion is a chemical process by which oxygen combines with other substances to make new molecules. In nuclear fusion, hydrogen atoms fuse with each other to form helium. This process produces millions of times more energy than combustion does.
Nuclear reactions produce the energy of the stars. Older stars undergo the triple-alpha process, while massive stars undergo the carbon cycle fusion and the Sun undergoes proton-proton fusion.Ê
Nuclear Fusion
Fusion is the main energy source for stars. It is the process by which stars convert hydrogen into helium through nuclear reactions, releasing a tremendous amount of energy in the process. Fission, on the other hand, involves the splitting of atomic nuclei and is not the primary energy source for stars.
Nuclear fusion
Massive stars cannot generate energy from iron fusion because iron fusion does not release energy, rather it absorbs energy. Iron is the most stable element, and fusion of iron requires more energy than it produces, making it an unfavorable process for generating energy in stars. This leads to the collapse of the star's core and triggers a supernova explosion.
The energy in stars is created when hydrogren plasma, under extreme pressure and temperature, fuses to make helium plasma. The difference in mass between hydrogren and helium is also a difference in binding energy, which is released during the ongoing fusion reaction.
The sun because it's hot and humans turn it into energy