Core of the Sun

Core of the Sun

The globe of gas i.e. Sun. can visualized as a series of, concentric shells of varying thicknesses. Within each shell, different processes take place. At the Core of the Sun lies .a giant nuclear furnace, converting hydrogen into helium as described above. The matter in the core is compressed nine times as densely as lead.

Alifye - The Sun - Core of the Sun

The energy released by these nuclear reactions seeps from the core as radiation and heats the surrounding material. But at about 4/5ths of the way to the Sun's surface, the radiation process gives way to convection. This causes the entire outer region to gyrate like boiling; water in a pan. The process of energy release is extremely slow light reaching us now from the sun was generated in its core 30 million years ago.