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What elements make up most of the sun?

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Answer:Hydrogen and helium.

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Most of the gas about 72 percent is hydrogen. Nuclear fusion converts hydrogen into other elements. The sun is also composed of about 26 percent helium and trace amounts of other elements oxygen, carbon, neon, nitrogen,magnesium, iron and silicon.
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