What will most of the suns core be made of right before it dies?
2007-03-23 23:59:39 · 9 answers · asked by Computer Genius 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
When the sun turns off the main sequence in 5 billion years, most of the stuff in its core (~65%) will still be hydrogen.
2007-03-24 00:07:28 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Sun will be made of HELIUM, not hydrogen. When a main-sequence star dies, it has used all of the hydrogen it contains. Nuclear Fusion, at least in our own star the Sun, says that Hydrogen atoms are combined to form Helium, and this results in light and heat energy being given off. The star "dies" because the hydrogen has all been used and there can be no more fusion of their atoms.
2007-03-24 09:17:35 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
As Hydrogen burns off to become helium, the sun will burn up its mass that keeps it compressed. It will expand, then will shrink again, once it compresses on it's self the elements will fuse, and fuse together again and again until the become IRON.
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2007-03-24 08:50:36 · answer #3 · answered by Bacchus 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hydrogen of course. Sun uses hydrogen as a fuel for combusion.
2007-03-24 07:15:56 · answer #4 · answered by Save_Us.925 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Iron
2007-03-24 07:30:07 · answer #5 · answered by The Yeti 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It will be hydrogen,helium and lithium,I don't believe the sun can burn anything heavier than lithium
2007-03-24 07:31:04 · answer #6 · answered by Billy Butthead 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hydrogen
2007-03-27 10:27:11 · answer #7 · answered by Ellen B 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cheese.
Or is that the moon?
2007-03-24 09:01:53 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
cornbread
2007-03-24 07:06:41 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋