Question

Suppose a scientific team is trying to recreate the energy-producing reactions that occur in the sun. what would they need for the experiments? a hydrogen atoms, heat, and pressure b hydrogen atoms, helium atoms, heat, pressure, and energy c helium atoms and energy d helium atoms and hydrogen atoms

Answer 1

Suppose a scientific team is trying to recreate the energy-producing reactions that occur in the Sun. What would they need for the experiments?

hydrogen atoms, heat, and pressure

Answer 2

Answer: The correct answer is Option a.

Step-by-step explanation:

Sun is the only star in Our Solar system. The reaction which continuously happens in Sun is nuclear fusion reaction. Due to this reaction the temperature of Sun is very high.

Nuclear fusion reaction is defined as the reaction in which two or more lighter nuclei combines together to form heavier nuclei with release of high amounts of energy.

The primary element in Sun is hydrogen. The fusion reaction requires heat and pressure to begin.

The reactions which happen in Sun are:

`_1^1\textrm{H}+_1^1\textrm{H}\rightarrow 1^2\textrm{H}+_(+1)^0\textrm{e}+\text{energy}\\\\_1^2\textrm{H}+_1^1\textrm{H}\rightarrow 2^3\textrm{He}+\text{energy}\\\\_2^3\textrm{He}+_1^1\textrm{H}\rightarrow _2^4\textrm{He}+_(+1)^0\textrm{e}+\text{energy}`

Overall reaction for the above series of reactions is given by:

`4_1^1\textrm{H}\rightarrow _2^4\textrm{He}+2_(+1)^0\textrm{e}+\text{energy}`

Hence, the correct answer is Option a.