Stars produces energy by fusing hydrogen into helium, thus converting a tiny bit of mass into energy.
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Stars produces energy by fusing hydrogen into helium, thus converting a tiny bit of mass into energy. For a low-mass star, a total of 21029 kg of hydrogen is converted to helium during the star's lifetime. The star fuses hydrogen to helium at a rate of 600 million kg per second (6108kg/second). Calculate how long the star's supply of hydrogen can last. Give your answer in years, rounding to one significant figure.How does this compare to the age of the universe, approximately 14 billion years?
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University Physics With Modern Physics
ISBN: 978-0073513881
2nd edition
Authors: Wolfgang Bauer, Gary Westfall
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