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What happens if all of the hydrogen in the sun turns into helium

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The Sun will expand to a red giant which fuses helium to carbon and oxygen in its core by the Triple Alpha Process.
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When all the hydrogen is converted to helium the Star rearranges itself, its core shrinks and its outer layers expand, depending on its initial mass the Star then transforms into a giant or a super-giant

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