How much mass does the Sun lose through nuclear fusion per second?

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How much mass does the Sun lose through nuclear fusion per second?

2007-08-01 15:22:04 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics

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4.289x10^12 g or about 4 million metric tons, see the reference.

2007-08-01 20:13:21 · answer #1 · answered by Frank N 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋

4 million tonnes are converted from mass to energy each second.

2007-08-01 15:28:03 · answer #2 · answered by bedbye 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Very Little: the combined atomic weight of four h atoms is 4.032, the atomic weight of the He atom that is fused is 4.003, the net loss in mass is only 0.029.

2007-08-05 04:55:06 · answer #3 · answered by johnandeileen2000 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋

a few hundred tons

2007-08-01 15:25:21 · answer #4 · answered by brandon 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋