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Oxygen is the third most abundant element on the sun. The sun is, by mass, 73.4% hydrogen, 25% helium, 0.8% oxygen, and 0.8% various other metals. In astrophysics, the term "metal" refers to any element that is neither hydrogen nor helium.
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∙ 16y ago
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∙ 11y agoNO there is no oxygen in space, space is a vacuum and if you went out there one: it's impossible to breath and two: because its a vacuum, without a balance of gasses like oxygen and a suit you would literally explode because there is nothing holding you together and since space is a vacuum you would get pulled in all ways thus exploding.
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∙ 15y agoThere really isn't anything "on" the sun. It does not have a solid surface, for one thing. And it is composed of plasma, which is superheated matter that does not have atomic structure (a structure composed of atoms).
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∙ 13y agoOxygen is produced in the cores of very large, very old stars. (This is true of all elements heavier than helium.) The Sun does not, yet, make oxygen. Perhaps it will, after it expands into a red giant in about 4.5 billion years or so.
The oxygen that we breathe is here on the Earth, and has been for eons. Some theories suggest that at least some of the oxygen came to Earth in the form of comets, but more likely, it was caught in the coalescence when the planetary nebula collapsed to form the Sun and the planets. We got lucky.
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∙ 15y agoNot at all. Jeez I would think that your school what of taught you that!!!
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∙ 15y agoIn the sense that anything is possible, yes. If it were life, it would not be life as we understand it or know it.
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∙ 11y agoNo. At present it doesn't, but millions of years into the future it should
produce some oxygen as it evolves eventually as a white dwarf.
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∙ 14y agoIn the strictest technical sense, yes. If you mean "does the Sun have an atmosphere that humans could breathe," then no.
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∙ 8y agoYes, the Sun is considered to have an atmosphere.
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Do astronauts wear space suites to protect themselves from sun rays or are used for oxygen?
yes. the space suit does protect astronauts for harmful rays from the sun
Why the moon able to support life as well as earth?
Life is supported on earth and not the sun or moon because, earth is the only planet with oxygen and the gasses people need to breathe. There is also water, light, and the earth is always a comfortable temperature. The moon and the sun are either to hot or to coldand don't have oxygen to breathe.
What are the similarities between a tree and a politician?
They both grow they both get critercised they both need water, oxygen and the sun to live
What does the sun represent?
the light in the world
What are similarities between the Earth and the Sun?
Both the Earth and Sun are roughly spherical and rotate on an axis. Both have satellite bodies and revolve around a larger mass (Earth around the Sun in the solar system, the Sun as part of the Milky Way Galaxy). Both have mass that imparts gravity. Although the Earth has a higher percentage of heavier atoms (iron, aluminum, oxygen) compared to the Sun (mostly hydrogen, some helium) both contain at least some of the same chemical elements. Each is also hotter at its core than its surface.
Does the gas in the sun have oxygen?
Only in a small amount. About 1% of the sun is oxygen. The sun is mostly hydrogen and helium.
Do you get oxygen from the sun?
no
Does oxygen atoms burn when they are in a compound with hydrogen?
When oxygen fuses with hydrogen it burns in the sun. Of course just think of the sun dummy. When oxygen fuses with hydrogen it burns in the sun. Of course just think of the sun dummy.
What form of oxygen that protects us from the sun?
Ozone is a form of oxygen atoms. It protects us from the sun.
Does the sun need oxygen to burn?
No, sun does not need oxygen to burn. The "Fusion" of Hydrogen atoms is what produces immense amount of energy in the sun.
What are the different sources of matter and energy required for life processes in plants and animals?
the sun and oxygen.
What is sun carbon dioxide water oxygen?
glucose and oxygen
What percent of the Sun's photosphere is oxygen?
The Sun's photosphere comprises 0.77% oxygen by mass but is mostly hydrogen (73.5%).
Does the sun have oxygen to support combustion?
No. The sun is about 1% oxygen but it does not carry out combustion. It is instead powered by nuclear fusion.
How is there fire on the sun if there is no oxygen?
Because the sun is a large ball of gas, and so can probably make oxygen or make a supstitute.
How do you make oxygen in little alchemy?
you mix plant-sun=oxygen
Is oxygen the fusion in the interior of the sun?
No, it is hydrogen that is the fuel for fusion in the sun
