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is the sun really on fire?
now i was wondering this cause if there is suppose to be flames and all o f that then wouldn't there have to be some form of oxygen?
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- Erica sLv 710 years agoFavorite Answer
I will try to answer your question in a straightforward way without any snide comments. If you take 4 nuclei of hydrogen and exert enough heat and pressure, they have no option but to fuse together. This forms 1 nucleus of helium, but because the 1 helium nucleus is lighter than the 4 hydrogen nuclei, the remainder is given out as radiation. Nuclear fusion does not require oxygen in which to occur. This means the Sun loses mass at the rate of about 4 million tons per second, so should give you a picture of just how vast the Sun actually is, as that loss is what we see as heat and light.
- 10 years ago
The sun isn't on fire. Although the sun is plasma, and so is fire, there's some differences between the two.
The sun burns through nuclear fusion, not combustion. The "burning" is the energy given off when atoms fuse together.
- 10 years ago
the sun needs no oxygen to burn, it is a huge fusion reaction that can burn in a vacuum. its hottest part is its core. It feeds off of itself and requires no external stimuli to generate it's energy,
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- Anonymous10 years ago
Are u kitting me? Are you asking how hot sun is? I thing that is a silly question because the sun is like a fire so are you crazy? Imagine! then you would know it because it hotter than fire you will burn
- Anonymous10 years ago
It is nuclear fusion, doesn't need oxygen.