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Is the sun a ball of fire?

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No. The sun is a ball of plasma that derives it's energy from nuclear fusion, not fire which is a chemical process.

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The sun isn't made of fire, and though it's extremely hot it is not technically “on fire.” It's a ball of superheated gas and plasma (mostly made up of hydrogen and helium), with some of the atoms inside it constantly undergoing nuclear fusion.

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