Chapter 8 THE SUN

        Section 8-2: Nuclear Fusion in the Sun
        - Read pp 156-160
        - Study Figures 8-8, 8-9, 8-10, 8-11 

        Know:
        - E=mc^2 (Energy = Mass times the speed of light squared) p 157
        - Fusion- where the mass (m) comes from that powers the sun
        - The net nuclear reactions in the sun: 4H -> 1He + E
        - What was the "solar neutrino problem"

        Summary:
        Sec 8-2 all bullets

        New Terms: 
        - weak force
        - strong force
        - nuclear force
        - nuclear fission
        - nuclear fusion
        - Coulomb barrier
        - proton-proton chain
        - dueterium
        - positron
        - neutrino