The simple answer is that the mass lost during fusion is converted1 to energy, represented by heat and other types of radiation.
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1The more complex, and more correct, answer is that mass is neither created nor destroyed, and neither is energy created nor destroyed. Mass is energy and energy is mass. Einstein's mass-energy equivalence formula e = mc2 does not say that one can be converted to the other; it says that the two are equivalent by a factor of the speed of light squared; it just depends on your frame of reference.
Speaking of the "frame of reference", this formula is actually a simplified version of the real formula, which includes the relative velocity between event and observer. You see, there is also a Lorentz transformation term 1/(1-(v2/c2)1/2). This term is equal to 1 at v=0, and infinity at v=c, making the energy required to accelerate any mass to the speed of light an infinite factor. That is why only photons, with a rest mass of zero, can travel at the speed of light.
The mass lost during solar thermonuclear fusion is converted into energy, as described by Einstein's equation (E=mc^2). In the sun, hydrogen nuclei fuse to form helium, resulting in a small amount of mass being lost in the process. This mass is transformed into energy, which powers the sun and emits light and heat, sustaining life on Earth.
It all comes from thermonuclear fusion of hydrogen inside the sun.
Yes, nuclear fusion is the process by which the sun produces energy through the fusion of hydrogen atoms into helium. This process releases vast amounts of energy in the form of light and heat, making it the most plausible explanation for the source of solar energy.
The process generating solar energy is one of nuclear fusion.
During photosynthesis, solar energy is converted into chemical energy in the form of glucose (sugar) in the chloroplasts of plant cells. This process involves the use of water, carbon dioxide, and sunlight to produce glucose and oxygen as byproducts.
It all comes from thermonuclear fusion of hydrogen inside the sun.
No, a solar prominence is not a thermonuclear reaction. Solar prominences are large, bright features extending outward from the Sun's surface due to magnetic activity. Thermonuclear reactions, on the other hand, occur in the Sun's core where hydrogen atoms are fused into helium, releasing energy in the process.
The helium nucleus is formed during the proton-proton reaction by the fusion of four protons. Two of the protons are converted to neutrons by the weak interaction.
Within the solar system, the only place where mass would be affected is inside the sun. There, thermonuclear fusion could convert some of the mass to energy.
A helium nucleus, also known as an alpha particle, is formed during a solar nuclear reaction by the fusion of four hydrogen nuclei.
No. Sadly there is no Diet Solar Fusion Sunkist.
Albert Einstein is credited with the equation that explains how the process of fusion provides energy. His equation, E = mc2 , stated that matter can be converted into energy and vice versa. In the fusion process that takes place in the sun, the hydrogen at the start of the process has more mass than the helium at the end of the process. Einstein explained that the lost mass is not actually lost, but has been converted to energy. This energy is the solar wind.
Solar energy is caused by the fusion of hydrogen atoms in the sun's core, which releases massive amounts of energy in the form of sunlight. This energy is then captured and converted into usable electricity through solar panels or other solar technologies.
Solar energy is due to the nuclear fusion reactions occurring in the sun's core, where hydrogen atoms are converted into helium atoms, releasing a large amount of energy in the form of electromagnetic radiation, including sunlight. This solar radiation is harnessed on Earth to generate electricity through solar panels or to provide heat for various applications.
Yes, nuclear fusion is the process by which the sun produces energy through the fusion of hydrogen atoms into helium. This process releases vast amounts of energy in the form of light and heat, making it the most plausible explanation for the source of solar energy.
The process generating solar energy is one of nuclear fusion.
During a solar nuclear reaction, the type of nucleus formed by the fusion of four nuclei is a helium nucleus, also known as an alpha particle. This process is known as nuclear fusion and is responsible for the energy production in the core of the Sun.