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The Sun is a mixture of gases - approximately 75% hydrogen and 25% helium. These proportions are changing over time as reactions in the Sun's core convert hydrogen into helium. It's the energy released by these reactions which produces the ...
http://www.bnsc.gov.uk/4735.aspx
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You know the Sun, it's that big ball of burning fire in the sky. Okay, that's not exactly the best scientific explanation. So what is the Sun made of? If ... If you could take the Sun apart, and stack up its various elements, you would find that the Sun is made of hydrogen (74%) and helium (about 24%).
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www.universetoday.com/guide-to-space/the-sun/what-is-th...
www.universetoday.com/guide-to-space/the-sun/what-is-the-sun-made-of/
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The sun is a huge, glowing sphere of hot gas. Most of this gas is hydrogen (about 70%) and helium (about 28%). Carbon, nitrogen and oxygen make up 1.5% and the other 0.5% is made up of small amounts of many other elements such as neon, iron, silicon, magnesium and sulfur.
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coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/cosmic_kids/AskKids/suncomp...
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The sun is made of plasma , almost entirely hydrogen and helium. Plasma is superheated matter that is so hot that it is beyond a gaseous state. Our sun is amongst the top 10% by mass, but is still relatively small by comparison with some of...
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The Sun is made up of a mixture of dense, compressed gases, and is about 75% hydrogen and 25% helium, although the Sun's core is constantly converting hydrogen into helium which is what creates the heat. The temperature of the sun can reach...
http://answers.ask.com/Science/Other/what_is_the_sun_ma...
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"We think that the solar system came from a single star, and the sun formed on a collapsed supernova core," Manuel says. "The inner planets are made mostly of matter produced in the inner part of that star, and the outer planets of material form the outer layers of that star."
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www.spacedaily.com/news/iron-02b.html
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What is the sun made of? ... What two minerals is the sun made out of? ... The sun doesn't contain any minerals at all - it's too hot for big molecules to stay together. The sun is made up of two main elements, hydrogen and helium.
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education.jlab.org/qa/sun_01.html
education.jlab.org/qa/sun_01.html
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To what extent does the Sun's variability affect and/or cause global climate change? ... Solar variability certainly plays a minor role, but it looks like only a quarter of the recent variations can be attributed to the Sun. At most. During the initial discovery period of global warming, the magnitude of the influence...
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solar-center.stanford.edu/sun-on-earth/glob-warm.html
solar-center.stanford.edu/sun-on-earth/glob-warm.html
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