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Q: What element is fused in the core of a star?
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What is final core element for a solar like star?

The final elements fused in a star of the mass of our Sun are Oxygen then Carbon. Therefore a white dwarf core could be regarded as a solid, gigantic diamond.


The final core element for a massive star is?

IRON


Where does hydrogen fusion occur when there is no hydrogen left in the core of a star?

If there is no hydrogen left at the core of star then hydrogen fusion cannot occur. What happens in the core of a star before that happens is that helium begins to fuse, and then the other elements going up the periodic table until carbon. And then if the star explodes into a supernova, traces of the higher elements are fused as well.


When does a star enter its third stage?

When almost all of the hydrogen atoms within its core have fused into helium atoms. Source: holt earth science


What exactly is helium ash?

Helium ash is merely helium. Helium is commonly referred to as ash in discussions of our sun's fuel (and others stars of similar size/composition) to indicate that it cannot burn (or really cannot be fused into a larger atomic element). Our sun fuses hydrogen into helium at its core but the temperatures and pressures are not high enough to fuse helium, so it is called ash. If the core had a higher temperature/pressure, the helium would be fused into a larger element (carbon), something that happens with more massive stars. In such a star it would not be called ash because the conditions would be such that it could be fused ("burned"), so it would merely be called helium.

Related questions

What is final core element for a solar like star?

The final elements fused in a star of the mass of our Sun are Oxygen then Carbon. Therefore a white dwarf core could be regarded as a solid, gigantic diamond.


What element is transformed in nuclear fusion in the sun's core?

We understand that hydrogen atoms are fused into helium in the sun's core.


When hydrogen fuses with hydrogen what new element does this produce?

When hydrogen is fused in the suns core Helium is produced.


How is nuclear fusion in a main-sequence star is different from nuclear fusion in a giant star.?

Nuclear Fusion in a Giant Star involves Helium being fused into a hydrogen shell that surrounds the core, and Nuclear Fusion in a Main-Sequence star involves Hydrogen being fused into Helium to produce Energy inside of the core.


How nuclear fusion in a main sequence is different from nuclear fusion in a giant star?

Nuclear Fusion in a Giant Star involves Helium being fused into a hydrogen shell that surrounds the core, and Nuclear Fusion in a Main-Sequence star involves Hydrogen being fused into Helium to produce Energy inside of the core.


The final core element for a massive star is?

IRON


What is sun the star's core made of?

the core of the sun is a seething nuclear furnace where millions of tons of hydrogen are being fused in to helium every second.


What is the first element that is converted in a star's core?

Hydrogen into Helium.


Will naruto ever fused another element with the rasengan?

The only element he has an affinity for is wind, which he has fused with the rasengan.


What occurs when fusion creates iron in the core of a star?

The star "burns out" because iron cannot be fused. What happens then depends on the star's remaining mass:low - white dwarfmed. - neutron starhigh - black hole


Where does hydrogen fusion occur when there is no hydrogen left in the core of a star?

If there is no hydrogen left at the core of star then hydrogen fusion cannot occur. What happens in the core of a star before that happens is that helium begins to fuse, and then the other elements going up the periodic table until carbon. And then if the star explodes into a supernova, traces of the higher elements are fused as well.


What is the heviest element that can be made in stars center?

While it is still a star? Iron. Everything heavier must be fused from lighter elements in a supernova explosion, which blows the star apart.