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11 years ago
Explain where the elements heavier than Helium were created as we already learned that they were not created in the Big Bang.
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11 years ago
Inside stars.

As Carl Sagan used to say, everything heavier than hydrogen is "star poop".
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11 years ago
Elements up to iron are formed in the cores of ordinary stars. All other elements are formed in supernovae.
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11 years ago
Elements up to at least iron are created in
stars during the processes of fusion and
stellar evolution. A large role is played by
supernovas in the production of the rest
of the heavier natural elements, and distribution
of the material is aided by the shockwaves that
accompany the explosion.
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