Engineering Board Exam Reviewer · Physics · easy

The process that powers the sun is:

1. Nuclear fission
2. Chemical combustion
3. Radioactive decay
4. Nuclear fusion

Answer

D. Nuclear fusion

Solution

Hydrogen nuclei fuse to form helium.

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