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Who Pays the Bill for the Energy Generated by Nuclear

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Who pays the bill for the energy generated by nuclear fusion in the Sun? In other words, where does the energy pouring out of the Sun come from ultimately?


A) the Sun is spinning more slowly as time goes on; rotation energy is lost
B) heavy nuclei are breaking apart into lighter nuclei
C) a little bit of mass is lost in each fusion reaction and is turned into energy (the Sun is losing mass)
D) material (like meteorites) is falling into the Sun and being vaporized to produce energy
E) American taxpayers pay this bill, as they do so many others!

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