If you disassembled the Sun and piled up its various elements, you'd discover that hydrogen accounts for 74% of its mass. With a helium content of 24% The remaining 2% consists of trace amounts of iron, nickel, oxygen, and all of the other elements found in the Solar System. To put it another way, the Solar System is mostly made of hydrogen.
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