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How much faster is the fusion we make on earthEarth compared to the fusion that happens in the sunSun?

I have come across many websites that stateswhich state that the proton-proton fusion, which is the dominant type of fusion that powers the sunsSun, is extremely slowslow; and that is why the sunSun is still burning to that daytoday. But also I have read that the sunSun fuses 620 million tons of Hydrogenhydrogen every second, so that is considered fast for us on the earthEarth scale.

So my question now is : comparing the time it takes to release the same amount of energy, how much faster is the D(euterium)-T(ritium) fusion for example is compared to proton-proton fusion ?

How much faster is the fusion we make on earth compared to the fusion that happens in the sun?

I have come across many websites that states that the proton-proton fusion which is the dominant type of fusion that powers the suns, is extremely slow and that is why the sun is still burning to that day. But also I have read that the sun fuses 620 million tons of Hydrogen every second, so that is considered fast for us on the earth scale.

So my question now is : comparing the time it takes to release the same amount of energy, how much faster the D-T fusion for example is compared to proton-proton fusion ?

How much faster is the fusion we make on Earth compared to the fusion that happens in the Sun?

I have come across many websites which state that proton-proton fusion, which is the dominant type of fusion that powers the Sun, is extremely slow; and that is why the Sun is still burning today. But also I have read that the Sun fuses 620 million tons of hydrogen every second, so that is considered fast for us on the Earth scale.

So my question now is : comparing the time it takes to release the same amount of energy, how much faster is the D(euterium)-T(ritium) fusion for example compared to proton-proton fusion ?

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Abanob Ebrahim
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How much faster is the fusion we make on earth compared to the fusion that happens in the sun?

I have come across many websites that states that the proton-proton fusion which is the dominant type of fusion that powers the suns, is extremely slow and that is why the sun is still burning to that day. But also I have read that the sun fuses 620 million tons of Hydrogen every second, so that is considered fast for us on the earth scale.

So my question now is : comparing the time it takes to release the same amount of energy, how much faster the D-T fusion for example is compared to proton-proton fusion ?