How do we know that fission isn't responsible for the Sun's energy?
A) Fission doesn't produce enough energy per gram of fuel
B) The Sun doesn't have enough hydrogen for fission to be important
C) Fission would decrease the Sun's mass so rapidly it would be detectable
D) There isn't very much fissionable material in the Sun
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