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Nuclear fusion is the process that powers stars, such as our sun.

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What process produces the largest amount of energy given off by stars?

Nuclear Fusion


Is fusion chemical nuclear or mechanical?

Fusion is a nuclear reaction.


Is fusion nuclear energy or chemical energy?

Nuclear fusion produces nuclear energy


What causes lesser pollution - nuclear fission or fusion?

Nuclear fusion


What would happen to the type of atom when the number of protons is changed?

It would become an atom of a different element. This can only happen during radioactive decay, nuclear fusion, or nuclear fission.


How do nuclear fusion differ fundamentally from nuclear fission?

Nuclear fusion doesn't produce energy.


Does nuclear fusion happen in the convection zone?

No, nuclear fusion does not occur in the convection zone of a star. Fusion reactions primarily take place in the core region of a star, where the temperature and pressure are high enough to sustain the nuclear reactions that power the star. The convection zone is a region of the star where heat is transported through the movement of gas, but fusion does not occur there.


What happen in the core that marks the birth of a star?

Nuclear fusion, converting hydrogen nuclei into helium nuclei.


In nuclear fusion mass transforms into what?

In nuclear fusion mass transforms into energy.


Is strontium produced by nuclear fusion?

No Strontium is produced by nuclear fission not fusion.


Can americium produce nuclear fusion?

Americium was not tested to produce nuclear fusion.


Is the sun a nuclear fusion reactor?

Yes, the sun is a nuclear fusion reactor.