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Does the sun fuse hydrogen into helium or vice versa?

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Hydrogen has the smaller, lighter, simpler nucleus.
Helium has the larger, heavier, more complex nucleus.
Hydrogen nuclei are fused to form helium nuclei.
When that happens, energy is released.

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