-
Asked by jamesat79 to Steve on 19 Jun 2013.
-
Steven Gardner answered on 19 Jun 2013:
The fuel of the Sun is Hydrogen, specifically a special type of hydrogen called Deuterium.
The sun fuses together two Deuterium particles to make Helium, using extreme heat and pressure. The helium weighs slightly less than the two Deuterium particles combined, and the leftover mass is released as energy (according to the famous equation, E=mc^2).
-
Comments
jamesat79 commented on :
Amazing! I never knew that Albert Einsteins equation came into so many things! It is really interesting how the sun is a giant ball of gas and fire and has so many mysteries to it!