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Core of the sun

Last post 03-02-2007 9:31 AM by Holly Gilbert. 1 replies.
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  • 03-02-2007 9:15 AM

    Core of the sun

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    does the sun have a core?

    Aaron B.

  • 03-02-2007 9:31 AM In reply to

    Re: Core of the sun

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    Aaron,

    The Sun does have a core, but it's not a solid core.  It is so EXTREMELY dense and hot (so hot that it keeps it from being a solid), that it presses particles together and causes fusion.  This process is responsible for all of the energy coming from the Sun- it is incredibly energetic (a much smaller version of this process is the atomic bomb). 

    Holly
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