The sun has risen every morning for billions of years. Light is spreading in the world. Without the sun it is impossible for man or any member of the animal kingdom to survive. But do we know what this everyday object is actually made of? Is there any material in the chest of the sun?

of the sun

In short, the Sun is a very large ball of gas and plasma. According to NASA, the Sun's interior is mostly hydrogen. Its amount in terms of number of atoms is about 92 percent. In the Sun's core, hydrogen is converted into helium in the process of nuclear fusion. At this time, great power comes out. That energy goes into the Sun's atmosphere. Then it spreads as heat and light in the solar system.

At the center of the Sun, the gravitational force creates tremendous pressure and temperature. The temperature of this region is about 15 million or one and a half million degrees Celsius. At this heat, hydrogen atoms are converted into helium in a nuclear fusion reaction. At this time some neutrinos come out. At the same time, gamma rays are released as energy.

And the temperature of the solar surface is about 5,500 degrees Celsius. As the hydrogen gas heats up in this region, the atoms break apart, creating charged particles. Thus hydrogen gas becomes plasma.

When the plasma is heated, a lot of energy is stored. The charged particles can then overcome the Sun's gravitational pull and escape. Means can fly in space. This is called solar wind. Under certain conditions these charged particles hit the Earth's atmosphere and can cause aurora or aurora borealis.

There was a lot of talk about hydrogen. However, astronomers have studied the composition of the Sun and listed a total of 67 chemical elements. The Sun may have more chemical elements in its composition. But it is difficult to identify them now. According to NASA's Gordad Flight Center, hydrogen contributed the most to the formation of the Sun. Of course, I have already said this.

material Percentages of elements based on atoms Percentage of elements by mass
Hydrogen ৯১.২ ৭১
Helium ৮.৭ ২৭.১
oxygen ০.০৭৮ ০.৯৭
Carbon ০.০৪৩ ০.৪০
Nitrogen ০.০০৮৮ ০.০৯৬
Silicon ০.০০৪৫ ০.০৯৯
magnesium ০.০০৩৮ ০.০৭৬
the neon ০.০০৩৫ ০.০৫৮
iron ০.০৩০ ০.০১৪
sulphur ০.০১৫ ০.০৪০
But here, not on the basis of atomic number, the calculation is done as the mass of the element. As such, about 71 percent is occupied by hydrogen. The next most common is helium. About 27 percent. The remaining 2 percent are other elements. This 2 percent contains mainly carbon, nitrogen and oxygen. In addition, neon, iron, silicon and magnesium are found in small amounts.