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- STARS ARE GAS OF MAINLY HELIUM AND HYDROGEN GAS.
- THE HEART OF A STAR REACHES 16 MILLION DEGREE CELCIUS.
- THE GAS IN STARS IS IN A SPECIAL HOT STATE CALLED PLASMA, MADE OF ATOMS STRIPPED OF ELECTRONS.
- IN THE CORE OF A STAR, HYDROGEN NUCLIEFUSE TO FORM HELIUM.
- THIS NUCLEAR REACTION IS CALLED A PROTON-PROTON CHAIN.
- A GRAIN OF SAND THIS HOT WILL KILL SOMEONE 150 KM AWAY.
- OUR SUN IS A MEDIUM SIZED STAR.
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