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How does the Sun release nuclear energy?

through the fusion of a uranium nucleus into smaller nuclei
through the fusion of hydrogen nuclei into a heavier nucleus
through the fission of a uranium nucleus into smaller nuclei
through the fission of hydrogen nuclei into a heavier nucleus

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through the fusion of hydrogen nuclei into a heavier nucleus

In the Sun's core, hydrogen nuclei (protons) fuse (mainly by the proton–proton chain) to form helium. The mass lost in the reaction is released as energy (E = mc^2).