I know that nuclear reactions make energy in stars and not any ordinary fire. What I want to ask's that what will happen if nuclear fusion starts in Jupiter a planet rich in hydrogen and it becomes so big that the gas giant turns into a star?
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Jupiter is too small. It does not have enough mass and so does not have enough gravity to produce the pressure needed in it's core to start and sustain fusion reactions. And there is no change that it will gain enough mass, ever. It would need a LOT more mass. Several times it's present mass.
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Catching fire, even if possible, would not make it a star. Stars are not on fire.
Nuclear fusion would require that it be significantly more massive than it is. Since the scenario you propose requires magic, the effects cannot be rationally predicted.
Nuclear fusion would require that it be significantly more massive than it is. Since the scenario you propose requires magic, the effects cannot be rationally predicted.
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You would need to drop about three dozen other Jupiters onto the surface of Jupiter for it to have enough mass to form a star. Where do you think that 36 other Jupiters will originate from?
12.5% of our planets contain 71% of the mass. #occupyjupiter
12.5% of our planets contain 71% of the mass. #occupyjupiter
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It can't - Jupiter is nowhere near large enough to support nuclear fusion. Fusion requires enormous temperatures and pressures to support it and Jupiter simply doesn't have them. It would need to be 50-60 times its actual mass to allow hydrogen fusion.
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Jupiter has nowhere near enough mass for nuclear ignition to take place in Jupiter's core. That's WHY Jupiter is a planet. "....Your facts are uncoordinated and your thinking is illogical..."
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It's too small for the contraction due to gravity to force nuclear fusion.
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Stars dont catch fire lol
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It will give off heat