What Would Happen to the Elements in the Human Body If Teleported to the Sun?

In summary, the human body is made up of mostly oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen, carbon, calcium, and phosphorus. Less than 1% is sulfur, potassium, sodium, chlorine, and magnesium. Elements that would cease to exist without any trace (or would there be a trace?) are sulfur, potassium, and sodium. Elements that would become part of the sun are oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen, carbon, calcium, and phosphorus.
  • #1
ds442
1
0
The human body is made up of mostly oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen, carbon, calcium, and phosphorus. Less than 1% is sulfur, potassium, sodium, chlorine, and magnesium.

If a human body was teleported to the surface of the sun, what would happen to these elements? Which ones would cease to exist without any trace (or would there be a trace?) and which ones would become part of the sun?
 
Astronomy news on Phys.org
  • #2
Short Term:
Since your list is of Elements, they would all still exist. They may become ionized (lose 1 or more electrons) though.

Long Term:
Over the life of the Sun some would likely be permuted (add or lose Protons) into other elements.

I'll leave the important details to the astrophysics experts here.
 
  • Like
Likes collinsmark, Bystander, 256bits and 1 other person
  • #3
ds442 said:
Which ones would cease to exist without any trace (or would there be a trace?) and which ones would become part of the sun?
The human body would be vaporised, and then become part of the plasma. All structure would be lost, all atoms untraceable.

All the listed elements are present in the Sun as part of cyclic element transmutations.
That is evidenced by the presence of Fraunhofer lines in the spectrum.
See this page for details of elemental analysis of the Sun.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fraunhofer_lines
 
  • Like
Likes pinball1970, collinsmark and 256bits
  • #4
ds442 said:
The human body is made up of mostly oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen, carbon, calcium, and phosphorus. Less than 1% is sulfur, potassium, sodium, chlorine, and magnesium.

If a human body was teleported to the surface of the sun, what would happen to these elements? Which ones would cease to exist without any trace (or would there be a trace?) and which ones would become part of the sun?
The elements would still exist.
The photosphere should not have enough energy available for transmutation to any appreciable degree.

In case you are wondering,
http://spiff.rit.edu/classes/phys301/lectures/comp/comp.html
about ionization, and what equations to study.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saha_ionization_equation
https://www-users.cse.umn.edu/~kd/Ast4001-2015/NOTES/n052-saha-bradt.pdf
and you can carry on from there.
 
  • Like
Likes pinball1970 and collinsmark

FAQ: What Would Happen to the Elements in the Human Body If Teleported to the Sun?

What would happen to the human body elements upon immediate contact with the Sun's surface?

Upon immediate contact with the Sun's surface, the human body would be instantly vaporized due to the extreme temperatures, which are around 5,500 degrees Celsius (9,932 degrees Fahrenheit). The elements would rapidly ionize and become part of the Sun's plasma.

Would any elements from the human body survive the Sun's extreme conditions?

No specific elements from the human body would survive in their original form. All elements would be ionized and mixed into the Sun's plasma, losing their individual characteristics due to the intense heat and radiation.

How quickly would the human body disintegrate if teleported to the Sun?

The disintegration would be virtually instantaneous. Given the Sun's extreme temperatures and radiation, the human body would vaporize in fractions of a second, with all molecular bonds breaking down almost immediately.

What happens to the atoms from the human body once they are in the Sun?

Once in the Sun, the atoms from the human body would become ionized and stripped of their electrons, turning into plasma. They would then integrate into the Sun's existing plasma, contributing insignificantly to the overall mass and energy of the Sun.

Could any elements from the human body contribute to the Sun's nuclear fusion process?

In theory, hydrogen atoms from the human body could potentially contribute to the Sun's nuclear fusion process. However, the amount of hydrogen from a single human body is minuscule compared to the Sun's vast hydrogen reserves, making any contribution negligible.

Similar threads

Please Help with bonding frequencies
Replies
6
Views
1K
B What would happen if the core of the sun were removed?
Replies
2
Views
2K
B What happens to the Core of a main sequence star as additional mass is added?
2
Replies
42
Views
3K
What would happen to a human body exposed to space without a spacesuit?
Replies
5
Views
2K
What would happen to an earth sized body of water?
Replies
10
Views
4K
Which elements of the human body are found elsewhere?
Replies
5
Views
6K
B Can the human body affect a radio receiver?
Replies
20
Views
5K
Electric current in the human body
Replies
10
Views
8K
How would your body change if you were in a 4D space?
Replies
0
Views
2K
Composting Process: Learn About Oxygen, Carbon, Hydrogen & Nitrogen
Replies
16
Views
3K

Hot Threads

Recent Insights

Back
Top