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Hydrogen is not changed into helium in nuclear fission. In nuclear physics, nuclear fusion is a reaction in which two or more lighter atomic nuclei are forced together and are fused into a heavier nucleus. In the case of the formation of hydrogen into helium, our sun does that in what is called the proton-proton reaction.

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Nuclear fission where is it found?

stars.... stars are made of hydrogen, helium, and nuclear fusion


What is the hydrogen to helium reaction that is occurring inside the sun called?

nuclear fission


Which is the cause of the sun energy?

Nuclear fission is the source of the sun's energy. It is a process in which an atom of hydrogen fuses with another atom of hydrogen, releasing large amounts of energy in the process. It is quite the opposite of nuclear fission, which is the source of atomic energy.


What gas is formed by a discharge from oxygen?

Oxygen formed on earth by compound of nuclear fission of sun with helium and hydrogen.


What process changes hydrogen to helium in a star?

the process is called "nuclear fission ". that means the combining of two hydrogen atoms into one , that is helium . it generates huge amount of energy . it has not yet been done sucessfuly by humans , because it is unstable .however we have controlled nuclear fission . that is just the reverse of it


How does the sun produce all of its energy?

Looking at it very simplistically, the sun contains an enormous amount of hydrogen inside which through the nuclear fission process produces helium. The process of fission (combing of 2 hydrogen atoms into 1 helium atom) releases tremendous amount of energy. The energy is equivalent to the mass that is lost in the fission process.


What kind of change is hydrogen to helium?

nuclear fusion of hydrogen to form helium


Can hydrogen be broken down by fission?

No. Hydrogen is the simplest and lightest element with the nucleus consisting only of a single proton. There is no smaller nucleus you can make. The only nuclear reaction hydrogen can undergo is fusion into helium.


What nuclear reaction happens between hydrogen and helium in the sun?

Nuclear fusion, in which hydrogen-1 is fused into helium-4.


Why nuclear fusion is much more devastated than nuclear fission?

Not devastated, it's devastating. And it's more devastating because fusion produces more energy than fission. For example, the amount of hydrogen in a 1MT hydrogen bomb is a little more than you need to fill up a party balloon, but as nuclear fission triggers its fusion (yep, they use system like that), all that hydrogen fuses into helium, releasing a tremendous power.


What does nuclear fusion convert hydrogen into?

Nuclear fusion converts hydrogen atoms into helium atoms. In the fusion process, hydrogen nuclei combine to form helium nuclei, releasing a large amount of energy in the form of heat and light.


How do you change hydrogen to helium?

Hydrogen can be changed into helium through the process of nuclear fusion, which occurs in the core of stars including our Sun. In this process, four hydrogen nuclei (protons) combine to form a helium nucleus, releasing a tremendous amount of energy in the form of light and heat.