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The mass of hydrogen that is converted into helium by fusion reactions during a one second interval is one cubic millimeter. This occurs during the elemental change and actually shrinks the mass of the hydrogen.

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What is a proton-proton chain?

The proton-proton chain is the name given to one common fusion reaction occurring in stars by which hydrogen is converted to helium, along with the release of energy.


Where in the sun is hydrogen fused into helium?

Hydrogen is fused into helium in the core of the sun, where temperatures and pressures are high enough to initiate nuclear fusion reactions. The core is where the sun's energy is produced through the fusion of hydrogen nuclei into helium nuclei.


Are hydrogen or oxygen atoms used to produce helium atoms with larger masses in nuclear fusion?

Hydrogen atoms are used to produce helium atoms with larger masses in nuclear fusion. During the fusion process, hydrogen isotopes (such as deuterium and tritium) combine to form helium, releasing vast amounts of energy in the process. Oxygen atoms are not typically involved in nuclear fusion reactions to produce helium.


What is the nuclear fusion order for a star?

The nuclear fusion order for a star like our Sun involves the conversion of hydrogen into helium. This fusion process occurs in multiple stages, beginning with the fusion of hydrogen isotopes (protons) into deuterium, and then further reactions combine deuterium to form helium-3 and, ultimately, helium-4.


What gives a stars its light?

Stars are powered by the process of nuclear fusion, which is where hydrogen nuclei are fused together to become helium. A helium nucleus weighs slightly less than the hydrogen used to create it, and the chance in mass is converted to energy using the formula e = mc2. This energy is released as radiation (including visible light and heat).

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Hydrogen becomes what element in nuclear fusion reactions?

Typically, hydrogen-1 is converted into helium-4.


What going on in the Sun that making it a light sources?

Nuclear fusion. Specifically, hydrogen gets converted to helium.Nuclear fusion. Specifically, hydrogen gets converted to helium.Nuclear fusion. Specifically, hydrogen gets converted to helium.Nuclear fusion. Specifically, hydrogen gets converted to helium.


What gas is exchanged into helium in a stars nuclear reactions?

In a star's nuclear reactions, hydrogen is converted into helium. This process, known as nuclear fusion, occurs in the core of a star, where high temperatures and pressures cause hydrogen atoms to combine to form helium.


What element is undergoing fusion reactions at the suns center?

Hydrogen (into Helium).


What is a proton-proton chain?

The proton-proton chain is the name given to one common fusion reaction occurring in stars by which hydrogen is converted to helium, along with the release of energy.


What is the process through which hydrogen is converted into helium at sun's surface?

Nuclear Fusion


The sun and the fuel it contains?

The fuel is not a regular chemical fuel, but hydrogen, which gets converted to helium through nuclear fusion, at very high temperatures.The fuel is not a regular chemical fuel, but hydrogen, which gets converted to helium through nuclear fusion, at very high temperatures.The fuel is not a regular chemical fuel, but hydrogen, which gets converted to helium through nuclear fusion, at very high temperatures.The fuel is not a regular chemical fuel, but hydrogen, which gets converted to helium through nuclear fusion, at very high temperatures.


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.


Where in the sun is hydrogen fused into helium?

Hydrogen is fused into helium in the core of the sun, where temperatures and pressures are high enough to initiate nuclear fusion reactions. The core is where the sun's energy is produced through the fusion of hydrogen nuclei into helium nuclei.


What type of energy is the sun's energy source?

hydrogen fusion


In our sun what happens to the hydrogen?

In the sun, hydrogen undergoes nuclear fusion reactions to form helium. This process releases a tremendous amount of energy in the form of light and heat, which powers the sun and sustains life on Earth.


Is the ratio of the amount of hydrogen and helium in the sun increasing or decreasing?

The ratio of hydrogen to helium in the sun has been decreasing over time as hydrogen is being converted into helium through nuclear fusion reactions in the sun's core. This process is gradually shifting the composition of the sun more towards helium.