Without the sun, life on earth would not exist. There would be no warmth, no plants, no animals, no night and day. To power itse
lf, the sun is constantly generating a nuclear reaction in its core, in which hydrogen nuclei are combined to form helium. This process is known as fusion, and __________ a massive amount of energy. A) absorbs B) divides C) reflects D) releases
The light and heat that we receive from the Sun is the result of nuclear fusion reactions, described by hydrogen nuclei that collide with each other, and fuse giving rise to a heavier nucleus of helium releasing a large amount of energy.
The energy released by these reactions travels to Earth in the form of electromagnetic radiation.
To calculate the critical angle we have ti use the formula:
where theta_c is the critical angle, n1 is the index of refraction of the material where the light is totally reflected, and n2 is the refractive index of the other material.