Explain in one or two sentences why the core of the Sun can sustain fusion of…

PHYSICS · Subjective · A Level · Physics · Nuclear physics · Nuclear physics

Problem

Explain in one or two sentences why the core of the Sun can sustain fusion of hydrogen nuclei even though the nuclei repel each other electrostatically.

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