Stars generate energy primarily through nuclear fusion reactions in their core. Specifically, in stars like our Sun, hydrogen nuclei fuse to form helium nuclei, releasing a vast amount of energy according to Einstein's mass-energy equivalence principle (E=mc²).
Which one of the following is the energy source of stars ?
Asked in UPSC CISF AC EXE 2023 · Topic: Nuclear Physics (Nuclear fusion: stellar energy processes, controlled thermonuclear fusion.)
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