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quick question about stars and elements

 
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 5:21 pm    Post subject: 1 Reply with quote

In stars, 2 hydrogen fuses into 1 helium. But hydrogen has no neutrons and helium has 2. How is this possible?
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 5:29 pm    Post subject: 2 Reply with quote

The pp-chain dominates in cooler stars. The CNO cycle dominates in hotter stars. In both cases, the reaction is something like 4 1 H -> 4 He + 2e +
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 21, 2008 6:16 pm    Post subject: 3 Reply with quote

Oh jeez...quantum mechanics. Shocked

Thanks for the links. They're helpful.
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