What is transmutation?
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Answer:
Helium is created from hydrogen in the sun's core.
Four hydrogen-1 nuclei fuse to produce
- one helium-4 nucleus, two neutrons,
- two positrons, and
- two electron neutrinos.
Explanation:
Step One:
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Two hydrogen-1 nuclei fuse. One proton will convert to a neutron. The products will be
- one hydrogen-2 nucleus,
- one positron, and
- one electron neutrino.
Step Two:
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There are plenty of hydrogen-1 nuclei available in the core of the sun. The hydrogen-2 nucleus from step one will fuse with a hydrogen-1 nucleus. The product is
- one helium-3 nucleus.
Step Three
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Two helium-3 nuclei from step two react with each other. The products are:
- one helium-4 nucleus, and
- two hydrogen-1 nuclei.
The overall reaction will be:
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In other words, hydrogen nuclei in the core of the sun fuse together to form helium.