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What is the best prediction for what will happen when all of the hydrogen in the sun has undergone fusion?

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Helium nuclei will split to form hydrogen, and the Sun will no longer release energy.

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When the suns hydrogen burning main sequence stage ends, the sun will bloat out and turn redder as it begins fusing helium and carbon. It will turn into a red giant and start fusing heavier elements.
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