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To: decimon

Isn’t oxygen needed for fire? Is there O2 on the sun?


6 posted on 08/12/2010 1:08:09 PM PDT by budwiesest (It's that girl from Alaska, again.)
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To: budwiesest
Isn’t oxygen needed for fire? Is there O2 on the sun?

The sun is not on fire but at an intense temperature due to thermonuclear processes. Something like that.

7 posted on 08/12/2010 1:15:24 PM PDT by decimon
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To: budwiesest

Seriously?


8 posted on 08/12/2010 2:07:22 PM PDT by RoadGumby (For God so loved the world)
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To: budwiesest
"Isn’t oxygen needed for fire? Is there O2 on the sun?"

There is no 'fire' on the sun. Just lots and LOTS of intense heat from a bunch of stuff I can't entirely explain. I believe it's mainly doing a nuclear fusion process of Hydrogen into Helium.

10 posted on 08/12/2010 3:09:54 PM PDT by KoRn (Department of Homeland Security, Certified - "Right Wing Extremist")
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