What is the nuclear fuel in the sun? Describe the process by which energy is released in the sun. Write the equation of the nuclear reaction involved.
The nuclear fuel in the sun is hydrogen gas.
The sun can be considered as a big thermonuclear furnace where hydrogen atoms continuously get fused into helium atoms. Mass gets lost during these fusion reactions and energy is being produced.
Nuclear reaction:
\(4_{1}^{1}H + \overset{Fission}\rightarrow \) \(_{4}^{2}He + 2_{1}^{0}e\) + tremendous amount of energy
The nuclear fuel in the sun is hydrogen gas.
The sun can be considered as a big thermonuclear furnace where hydrogen atoms continuously get fused into helium atoms. Mass gets lost during these fusion reactions and energy is being produced.
Nuclear reaction:
\(4_{1}^{1}H + \overset{Fission}\rightarrow \) \(_{4}^{2}He + 2_{1}^{0}e\) + tremendous amount of energy