It would be the water based carbon cycle
CH4+2O2–>CO2+2H2O
4Fe+3O2–>2Fe2O3
I believe it is because, Lead has a higher boiling point than zinc. by the time Lead melts and becomes a liquid, the temperature is way higher than the boiling point of Zinc therefore, Zinc becomes a gas.
Well, the sun is in space, right? It has to be able to transfer heat through space, or how would it get to us? Radiation helps transfer heat.