there is no oxygen in the sun
2006-08-13 20:44:49 · 27 answers · asked by DHARMESH 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
nuclear fusion (hydrogen) is the source of energy in the sun.
But nothing is really burning, there...
2006-08-13 20:47:06 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The sun is composed of different gases such as helium and hydrogen. It's not only oxygen that causes combustion... The sun is 90% hydrogen, 9% helium and the remaining tenth of a percent composed of oxygen, carbon, neon and hydrogen.
And what causes the sun to burn?... Nuclear fusion....
Do the rest of your homework...
:-D
2006-08-14 03:56:03 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
About 74% of the Sun's mass is hydrogen, 25% is helium, and the rest is made up of trace quantities of heavier elements. The Sun is about 4.6 billion years old and is about halfway through its main-sequence evolution, during which nuclear fusion reactions in its core fuse hydrogen into helium. Each second, more than 4 million tonnes of matter are converted into energy within the Sun's core, producing neutrinos and solar radiation.
2006-08-14 03:46:45 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Okay The Awnser to that is the Sun is the power house for the entire Solar System. It is a fairly typical star that is not BURNING, but is fusing together Hydrogen to form Helium. In so doing, it releases energy in vast quantities. :)
2006-08-14 03:55:14 · answer #4 · answered by Jessica L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Sun is made up of Hydrogen and helium gases.......
The sun gets its source of burning thriugh nuclear fusion ......
When Two small hydrogens atoms combine together to form one large hydrogen atom .... enormous heat and energy is evolved ......
This is the source of Sun's Energy.....
This is the same concept used in the working of Nuclear Bombs.....
2006-08-14 03:51:18 · answer #5 · answered by Genius__me!!!!!!!! 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We don't really know if there is oxygen or not but there are some gases that burn anarobically, that means without oxygen.
2006-08-14 03:51:11 · answer #6 · answered by jadeaaustin 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nuclear fusion of hydrogen atoms into helium is what makes the sun look like burning...but actuall nothing is burning......
i guess the reaction was( forgive me if i m wrong...its been ages since i did this):
H2 + H2 = 2He
2006-08-14 06:08:37 · answer #7 · answered by DeAd MaN 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its not burning its a constant fusion reaction of hydrogen molecules fusing into helium molecules. which is the universes largest source of energy
2006-08-14 03:48:04 · answer #8 · answered by thenextiommi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because of the mixing of the many gases in the sun and makes it to burn
2006-08-14 09:28:47 · answer #9 · answered by Abhilash r 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
due to the nuclear fusion of two H atoms into one He atom sun gets to have its tremendous amount of enery,liberated in the form of heat and light.it doesn't require any other gas to help it out.
2006-08-17 03:08:40 · answer #10 · answered by nudz 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋