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What process formed heavy element's such as iron found in your body?
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∙ 12y ago
Our Earth is a third generation system.
First was the big bang, creating a small handful of light mass elements, and expanding into our universe.
First generation stars occurred when these clouds of light mass particles collected to form the early stars. In the ordinary course of events these stars went through their life cycles, and a proportion of them went Nova. In this process, the temperature and pressure remain high for sufficiently long for some even unlikely events to take place - the creation of heavier elements. [Our Sun cannot create any elements heavier than Iron.]
Second stellar generation occurs when the debris from these early stars collect together in sufficient numbers to make a very large star, and eventually some of these will be sufficiently massive to form Supernova at the end of their life. Here the temperatures and pressures are even higher and for even longer, and in these conditions the heavy elements are formed in the death explosion.
Follows the third generation of stars, who sweep up the debris from the explosion of Supernovae, and among these remains are the heavier elements.
Depending on the position in space, some of these collections of debris will form more large stars, and some will only have enough material to make a small star - our Sun.
The light mass elements still dominate the overall material, and from this our Sun was assembled. Some of the debris is the residual heavy elements, and by chance, some of this collects to form a few rocky planets - ours included.
So our Earth, and all the life on it, is made of star matter - elements that were once the material of a giant star.
So you and your friends were once parts of a star!
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What elements are formed in cool stars?
Elements that are formed in cool stars are heavy but not heavier than iron. (Elements that are heavier than iron are formed in a supernova.)
Is iron likely to be formed in the sun?
Not in our Sun, but heavy elements up to and including iron are formed in very massive suns (stars). Elements heavier than iron are formed with suns die in a supernova.
How are heavier metals formed?
The heaviest of all elements are formed by bombardment of two ions into each other ( eg Zinc and Lead) which then forms a highly unstable heavy element that very rapidly decays into smaller elements.
What is the process by which elements are formed?
'New elements' are considered to be elements that have not been 'discovered' or given an official name and abbreviation. The only possibility of new elements forming is artificially, by bombarding heavy radioactive atoms with alpha particles, protons and sometimes neutrons. However, any 'new element' would have an extremely short half life, because we have already done this process during the 20th century, which is how we discovered the elements past Uranium (element 92).
How are landslides formed by heavy rainfall?
Yes landslides are formed by heavy rainfall
How do we get heavy elements?
Heavy elements were formed in stars, and blown out into space in supernova explosions.
Where are heavy elements like nitrogen and iron formed?
Such elements are formed within stars. The heavy elements which are currently here on Earth were formed in stars some time ago, and then they were blown into space in supernova explosions.
What elements are formed in cool stars?
Elements that are formed in cool stars are heavy but not heavier than iron. (Elements that are heavier than iron are formed in a supernova.)
The heavy elements found on earth such as iron silver gold and uranium were created with the earth in a?
This process is called stellar nucleosynthesis.
What is used to form super heavy elements?
The heaviest elements occurring in nature are formed inside supernovae, through nucleosynthesis.
Is iron likely to be formed in the sun?
Not in our Sun, but heavy elements up to and including iron are formed in very massive suns (stars). Elements heavier than iron are formed with suns die in a supernova.
Is Gold and silver formed on other planets?
Gold and silver - and indeed all the elements are not formed on any planet (though they may be found on planets). the elements Hydrogen and Helium were formed at the begining of the universe during the early stages of the big bang. Later all the other elements up to the mass of Iron were formed from hydrogen and helium in the cores of stars. The elements heavier than Iron are all formed in supernova explosions when big stars explode at the end of their lives. These explosions scatter these new heavy elements out into space where the eventually collapse to form new suns and the planets round these suns. Thus all the Gold and Silver found on earth were formed in dead stars and were part of the dusty disk that formed round our sun in its youth. This disk gave rise to all the planets and therefore there will be some Gold and Silver in all the planets. Elements are not formed on planets (Unless human intervention was involved). Heavy metals like Gold and Silver are formed through fusion inside of a star. As a result, gold and silver should be scattered throughout the universe.
How are heavier metals formed?
The heaviest of all elements are formed by bombardment of two ions into each other ( eg Zinc and Lead) which then forms a highly unstable heavy element that very rapidly decays into smaller elements.
How does silver form?
Silver is produced in the explosion of a supernova. This process is the mechanism for creating many of the elements more massive than Iron, which is as heavy an element as may be manufactured by fusion in a star such as our Sun. It accumulated on Earth from the debris that eventually formed Earth. It is fairly easily dissolved, and forms a precipitate when the temperature and pressure of its solute fluid drop sufficiently. It is one of the elements that are often found as the native metal.
Can new elements be found in the nature?
There aren't any more "new" elements that can be found in nature. The only elements left to discover are all man-made "super-heavy elements" (The uuu, uub, uut, etc. in the periodic table).
Why is Iron ores found on Hills?
as we know iron are the metals which are highly reactive.it's major source is hematite. the question is also related with why irons are hard in nature .after the process of thousand's of years irons are formed they are formed due to more pressure .because mountains have heavy stone in it due to that irons are formed fast in mountain .so iron is found more in mountains.
How light elements and heavy elements formed differently?
The formation of the elements is a nuclear process that usually happens in stars. The core of the star is hot enough and has enough pressure to overcome the electric repulsion of the atomic nuclei and literally fuse the nuclei together. This process happens over and over again, but seems to stop at a certain mass. It appears that elements heavier than iron cannot be formed in the core of a star. These elements require more extreme conditions. The heavier elements on the Periodic Table (after Fe) are formed in supernova. These nuclei require tremendous energy to form, this energy must come from an event as large as a supernova.
