Question

Is the sun powered by nuclear fission?

Answer 1

Explanation:

1. Nuclear fission is the subdivision of a heavy atomic nucleus, such as that of uranium or plutonium, into two fragments of roughly equal mass. The process is accompanied by the release of a large amount of energy.
2. Nuclear fusion is the process by which two light atomic nuclei combine to form a single heavier one while releasing massive amounts of energy.
3. Helium is being created from hydrogen in the Sun's core by the process called nuclear fusion in which, atoms of hydrogen collide with a great velocity which produces a huge amount of energy, and due to the collision between the four atoms of hydrogen a product (Helium) is formed.
4. Nuclear fusion is the term for this. Each helium atom is created by the fusion of four hydrogen atoms.

Hence, the sun is not nuclear fission.