Would it be possible to extinguish the sun?

Would it be possible to extinguish the sun?

From Quora, an answer to the question “If we pour water on the sun with a bucket as big as the sun, will the sun be extinguished?” The probable answer is “no.” The Sun involves a special type of fire that is able to “burn” water, and so it will just get hotter, and six times brighter. Water is 89% oxygen BY MASS.

What would happen if we extinguish the sun?

The pressure inside it would drop. The hydrogen couldn’t fuse together into helium. And that would shut the Sun down. With no Sun to give us warmth and light, the Earth would turn into a frozen world.

What if you put the sun in water?

The probable answer is ‘no’. The sun involves a special type of fire that is able to ‘burn’ water, and so it will just get hotter, and six times brighter. Water is 89 per cent oxygen by mass. And the sun’s overall density is 1.4 times that of water.

Is there any water in the sun?

Researchers Confirm that Water Exists On The Sun. WATERLOO, Ont. — An international team of scientists, including a University of Waterloo chemistry professor, has conclusively demonstrated that water (actually steam) does exist on the sun, confirming a breakthrough finding made two years ago.

How does the sun burn if there’s no oxygen in space?

The Sun does not “burn”, like we think of logs in a fire or paper burning. The Sun glows because it is a very big ball of gas, and a process called nuclear fusion is taking place in its core. Hydrogen really doesn’t burn, it fuses, into helium. So no oxygen is required!

What happens if you pour water on lava?

This is called the Leidenfrost effect. But when water is injected rapidly into a tall column of lava, the water — which is about three times lighter than the lava — will speed upward and mix with the molten rock more quickly. This may cause the vapor film to destabilize, Sonder says.

How much water would extinguish the Sun?

There’s no amount of water you could add that would quench it, you’d just make it explode, but if you used firehoses that could spray water at nearly the speed of light, you could probably shut the thing off and eventually freeze us all, which is what I think you were hoping for in the first place. What do you think?

Can you put the Sun on fire with water?

The Sun isn’t on fire. There’s no amount of water you could add that would quench it, you’d just make it explode, but if you used firehoses that could spray water at nearly the speed of light, you could probably shut the thing off and eventually freeze us all, which is what I think you were hoping for in the first place.

What happens if you put too much water on the Sun?

There’s no amount of water you could add that would quench it, you’d just make it explode, but if you used firehoses that could spray water at nearly the speed of light, you could probably shut the thing off and eventually freeze us all, which is what I think you were hoping for in the first place.

How does water extinguish a fire in space?

A fire is a chemical reaction, where material releases heat as it oxidizes. If you take away oxygen from a fire, it goes out. But.. there’s no oxygen in space, it’s a vacuum. So, there’s not a whole lot of room for regular flavor water-extinguishable fire in space. You know this.