Answer to Question #216237 in Physics for rumbi

Question

Briefly describe, using some theories, how the energy form from the sun is converted into electrical energy.

Answer 1

The sun’s energy comes from within the sun itself. Like most stars, the sun is made up mostly of hydrogen and helium atoms in a plasma state.

The sun generates energy from a process called nuclear fusion.

During nuclear fusion, the high pressure and temperature in the sun’s

core cause nuclei to separate from their electrons. Hydrogen nuclei fuse to form one helium atom. During the fusion process, radiant energy is released. It can take 150,000 years for energy in the sun’s core to make its way to the solar surface, and then just a little over eight minutes to travel the 93 million miles to Earth. The radiant energy travels to the Earth at a speed of 186,000 miles per second, the speed of light.