What is the 2nd most abundant element in the sun?

Question

Hydrogen is the most abundant but what's the 2nd?

Answer 1

Helium.

Answer 2

At the moment helium is the 2nd most abundant, but in about 3-4 billion years' time when most of the hydrogen has been fused to make helium, helium will then become the most abundant,

Later still, the sun will then fuse helium to make carbon, oxygen and other elements (up to lead) as it turns into a red giant star for about 100 million years

Answer 3

Helios is the young Greek god of the sun

and since helium was discovered on the sun, it was named after the sun

the word was transormed from greek to latin

Answer 4

helium was first discovered.... hold onto your hats...
ON THE SUN

look at the word helios-ium

it was discovered by looking at the suns spectra during a solar eclipse!! and so it was helium on the sun that sowed up on the spectra

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The Privileged Planet... has this on the DVD and I think very interesting how the earth is not just designed for life, but for discovery!!!

Answer 5

it would be hydrogen because it turns to helium with extreme pressure loz! + helium isn't flammable

Answer 6

Yup, helium.

Answer 7

Helium................