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   pmiranda2857 Teacher
   High School - 11th Grade

   The Sun produces heat in its core through the process of nuclear fusion. 

   "Nuclear fusion is the process by which two light atomic nuclei combine to form one heavier atomic nucleus. As an example, a proton and a neutron can be made to combine with each other to form a single particle called a deuteron."

   'In general, the mass of the heavier product nucleus (the deuteron, for example) is less than the total mass of the two lighter nuclei (the proton and the neutron)."

   "Nuclear fusion take place in the Sun's core and it is in this region that the bulk of the Sun's production of energy, heat, and gamma rays takes place."

   For more information about the Sun's production of energy through nuclear fusion, click on the links below. 

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   http://www.enotes.com/earth-science/sun-stellar-structure

   http://www.enotes.com/uxl-science-encyclopedia/nuclear-fu...

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