Periodic Table
What is the Periodic Table?
The periodic table is a super organized collection containing information about each element placed into rows and columns.
Approximately how old is the Sun?
The Sun is 4.5 billion years old.
What is the Sun majorly made of?
The Sun is majorly composed of 91.2% of hydrogen.
The nuclear reaction that takes place inside the sun is the same that takes place inside a hydrogen bomb. How many hydrogen bombs does the sun releases per second?
Ten billion hydrogen bombs every second for more than four billion years and counting.
What is it called when a cloud of dust and gas collapses?
When a cloud of dust and gas collapses it is known as a solar nebula.
What year was the periodic table developed?
1869
What is the Sun Made of ?
The sun is composed of Hydrogen and Helium.
Is the Sun a solid, gas, or liquid?
The Sun is a gaseous soup of charged particles that we call plasma.
For how many years has the sun existed?
The Sun has been around for more than 4 billions years.
How many layers can the Sun be divided into?
The sun can be divided into six layers.
Who developed the periodic table?
Dmitri Mendeleev developed the periodic table.
How much does the Sun weigh?
The Sun weighs about 300,000 times the weight of the earth.
What does the Sun's core do?
The Sun’s core is a nuclear reactor where under the crushing force of gravity, hydrogen atoms fuse to form helium. This releases energy making this the hottest part of the sun.
Where does the Sun's energy come from?
The Sun’s energy comes from it’s composition of gas, dust and the gravity that create a high energy mix of charged particles called plasma.
What are the six layers that the sun can be divided into called?
Corona, Chromosphere, Photosphere, Convective zone, Radiative Zone and the Core
How are elements gropued in the periodic table?
The periodic table groups elements into columns whose atoms have similar valence electrons configurations and share similar chemistry.
How does Fusion occur?
Fusion occurs when heat and high pressure in the Sun’s core strips hydrogen atoms of their electrons to expose their nuclei
What is the visible surface of Sun called?
The visible surface of Sun is called Photosphere.
What main force is it that makes our star far more dynamic and difficult to predict?
magnetism
what percentage of helium does the sun have?
8.9% Helium
What was the element predicted by Dmitri Mendeleev in 1871?
(eka-aluminum)
the element predicted by Dmitri Mendeleev was Gallium.
How does the Sun generate energy?
In the process of fusion plasma is heated and the hydrogen nuclei move quickly to collide and fuse together to make helium and an enormous amount of energy.
What is the hottest part of the Sun called?
The hottest part of the Sun called is Core.
How can the sun possibly stay together?
In the core of the sun you've got this pressure from all the fusion pushing outwards and the sun is huge so you have all this gravitational pressure pushing downwards and so you've got gravity pushing down and the sun trying to blow itself apart from the inside and it is this beautiful balancing act between the two that keeps the sun in one piece.
In what forms are releases by thermonuclear fusion?
Radiation, Electricity and Solar Wind.