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How was the Sun formed ?

The sun is a star in the Milky-Way galaxy. The sun was formed about 5 billion years ago. The sun is a middle-aged star having average brightness. It appears bigger and brighter than the nighttime stars because it is so much closer to us.

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How are the stars formed ?

The staring material for the formation of a star is mainly hydrogen gas and helium gas. A star is conceived when a condensed pocket of hydrogen and helium gas forms in outer space. Now let us understand how a condensed pocket of gas forms in space.

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How was the earth formed ?

The earth, just like other planets was probably formed by aggregation of large number of smaller bodies called planetesimals. In the region occupied by inner planets, Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars the planetesimals were made up of mostly iron, and rocky substances.

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How is an ionic bond formed ?

An ionic (or electrovalent) bond is formed between two ions of opposite charges. During the formation of an ionic bond, one of the reacting elements should form a positively charged ion (cation), and the other should give a negatively charged ion (anion).

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