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The Sun's long-lived power source is nuclear fusion in its core, primarily the proton–proton chain that converts hydrogen into helium.
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High core temperatures give protons enough kinetic energy, aided by quantum tunneling, for fusion reactions to occur despite electrical repulsion.
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