Wrens In the core of stars hydrogen atoms fuse .- ,.. 9 .- together to form helium atoms. producing a large 0 1 ' amount of energy. There are several steps to the .J- k\" I )6\" fusion reactions that take place in the sun as the v process involves several isotopes of hydrogen and . . . . helium: "' " 1. Two hydrogen-1 atoms (protons) 2* K fuse into helium-2 and then V v v V immediame undergo beta positive . . decay into hydrogen-2 (deuterium) \\' \\'x 'x \" 2. The deuterium (H-2) fuses with , ' ' t another proton (H-1) creating .' '. helium-3 . n 3. Two helium-3 atoms fuse producing . . : helium-4. ejecting two protons in the process Using the table of particle masses and the nuclear equations determine the energy released in each step and the total energy released from the production of Helium-4 _m m m m