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Nuclear fusion, the source of all the energy so generously radiated by the Sun, does two things: it converts hydrogen into helium (or rather, makes helium nuclei from protons) and it converts mass to energy. ... If the fusion reactions in the core become too weak, a star can and does collapse.

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What is the reaction that happens in a stars core is?

nuclear fusion


Where does the fusion reaction occur in the sun?

Fusion occurs in the core of the sun and other stars.


Where does solar fusion form on the sun?

Fusion and Fission happens at the stars' core.


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When the core of a star shrinks after hydrogen fusion stops the core heats up but what happens to the star?

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Is the core as hot as the sun?

no, the core is were the nuclear reaction happens, this causes lots of heat and therfore, the core is hotter. :)


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