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Scobro95
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What creates the heat in the core of the sun?
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Why so Serious?
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its a constant nuclear reaction, creating constant heat energy
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James
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A thermonuclear process that occur around the core of the star a process that change Hydrogen into Helium(Fuel). And star use that Helium to be it energy.
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MG1
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Two things: gravitational contraction, and most importantly, nuclear fusion.
In general, anything that contracts because of gravity heats up. It's sort of like how if you drop a coin into one of those "black hole" things the coin goes really fast due to gravity. Atoms, protons and electrons going fast = hot.
But what really makes the sun shine is nuclear fusion. Gravitational contraction makes a protostar, a hot, dense object. When it becomes hot and dense enough, fusion occurs, and the star is born: protons can hit each other and fuse to form helium nuclei, releasing a lot of energy. (They also combine with neutrons, which can be made from protons and electrons).
In general, anything that contracts because of gravity heats up. It's sort of like how if you drop a coin into one of those "black hole" things the coin goes really fast due to gravity. Atoms, protons and electrons going fast = hot.
But what really makes the sun shine is nuclear fusion. Gravitational contraction makes a protostar, a hot, dense object. When it becomes hot and dense enough, fusion occurs, and the star is born: protons can hit each other and fuse to form helium nuclei, releasing a lot of energy. (They also combine with neutrons, which can be made from protons and electrons).
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Greatest007
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the nuclear fusion inside it release energy in the form of light and heat energy....that's the reason y it is hot..
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MKultra
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Gravity and compression. So much mass in so small a space - like the core of the Earth or the sun.
Nuclear fusion is a process of this extreme compression of mass.
Nuclear fusion is a process of this extreme compression of mass.