2006-11-15 22:48:09 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
THe SUN IS NOT BURNING. IT IS MADE UP OF MILLION OF STARS SO IT DOES NOT NEED TO BURN.
2006-11-16 00:15:40 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The sun is not a ball of fire per say but a ball of hydrogen gas. The intense pressure in the core causes nuclear fusion reactions which give the sun it's firey glow. The sun uses 4 hydrogen nuclei to make one helium nucleus (the prosses is complicated) giving off 2 excess protons which burn off the sun. Yes, one day our sun will run out of gases but then it's outer shell may burn off revealing a planetary nebula. Until then (or a super-nova), the sun burns on it's own gas, not oxygen.
2006-11-15 22:57:27 · answer #2 · answered by Kaelio 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The suns version of "warmth" ios like compaaring a valuable, toasty hearth to a hydrogen bomb. One will grant warm temperature right away, the different will produce immence warmth FROm leveling a city. purely placed, the solar is burning, yet compared to a hearth. contained in the solar's center, the solar has a insane quantity of hydrogen. utilizing approaches on Nuclear Fusion, it fuses 2 hydrogen atoms right into a helium atom, making a plasma that provides off heal and gentle. that is because the suns center is more effective than warm sufficient to finish the reactions, because that is over 15,000,000 ranges Celcius (over 27,000,000 ranges fahrenheit!!!!). hence, it may consistently fuse the atoms and delivers off a steady grant of light, potential, and warm temperature. As for the oxygen question: there is honestly oxygen in area! the issue is, not sufficient to respire. Its virtually like water in a sence: its there, yet we cant use it (In waters case, besides the undeniable fact that, its bonded with 2 hydrogen atoms, so its not a surprize we cant use it...) and hence, we arnt waiting to respire.
2016-11-29 04:45:15 · answer #3 · answered by lesniewski 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The sun does not burn. The sun, and all other suns, fuse to hydrogen atoms together. This creates helium. The process continues until the sun runs out of hydrogen. This is called nuclear fusion.
2006-11-16 01:54:33 · answer #4 · answered by bldudas 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the sun fuel is not oxygen. it works with atomic energy(not chain reaction) something reverse it. it means that the atoms compersed and impact with each other because of the high temperature (150 million Kelvin) when 4 hydrogen composed with each other they make a helium atom and emiting energy (by the formula E=mC^2)
2006-11-15 23:47:42 · answer #5 · answered by suerena 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He burns its matter and not oxygen of outside
2006-11-16 00:10:50 · answer #6 · answered by maussy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sun has hydrogen to burn not the oxygen
2006-11-15 22:49:38 · answer #7 · answered by sam 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
The sun does nuclear fission, bonding two hydrogen atoms (which is what it is made up of primarily) to make one helium. This reaction occurs because of the extremem heat and pressure. Because of this, the sun is not technically burning, rather converting its H to He, giving off visible light in the process.
2006-11-15 22:51:11 · answer #8 · answered by kenyon072 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
It's hydrogen fusing into helium. Oxygen is not needed for this.
2006-11-15 22:50:39 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because it doesn't "burn" in the proper sense of the word.
It converts hydrogen to helium by nuclear fusion.
2006-11-15 22:50:38 · answer #10 · answered by Morgy 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋