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How Does the Sun Produce Its Energy?
💡 The Answer
- The Sun fuses hydrogen into helium in its core through nuclear fusion.
- This process converts mass into energy via Einstein's E=mc².
- Every second, about 600 million tons of hydrogen are fused.
- The energy takes thousands of years to travel from core to surface.
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