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Why is iron the heaviest element that can be formed in stars?
Oh, dude, iron is the heaviest element that can be formed in stars because of its nuclear properties. Like, during a star's life cycle, fusion reactions occur, creating elements up to iron. Beyond that, creating heavier elements requires more energy than the star can provide. It's like the star's way of saying, "I'm done, no more heavy lifting for me."
What were the heavier elements in the universe formed by?
They were formed in supernovae.
How were heavier elements formed in the universe?
Heavier elements in the universe were formed through processes like nuclear fusion in the cores of stars, supernova explosions, and collisions between neutron stars. These events create the conditions necessary for the fusion of lighter elements into heavier ones.
Which of these elements does this star contain?
Of which elements? - Stars usually consist mainly of hydrogen, less helium, and small amounts of the so-called "metals" (which, in astronomy, means any heavier elements).Of which elements? - Stars usually consist mainly of hydrogen, less helium, and small amounts of the so-called "metals" (which, in astronomy, means any heavier elements).Of which elements? - Stars usually consist mainly of hydrogen, less helium, and small amounts of the so-called "metals" (which, in astronomy, means any heavier elements).Of which elements? - Stars usually consist mainly of hydrogen, less helium, and small amounts of the so-called "metals" (which, in astronomy, means any heavier elements).
What elements make up the stars in globular clusters?
The same as on Earth - but in different proportions. Most stars are made up almost entirely of hydrogen and helium; the so-called "metals" (heavier elements) are present in much smaller quantities.
Define the stellar theory?
If your referring to Stellar Nucleosynthesis, then its when stars fuse the smaller elements (Hydrogen,Helium) to make the heavier elements (iron, gold, silver,zinc, etc).
What is the relationship between the periodic table and a supernova?
The elements on the periodic table were created by stars through nuclear fusion. We use the term stellar nucleosynthesis to describe what stars are doing through fusion. Stars fuse hydrogen into helium, and then start making heavier elements by a different fusion process. But stars can only make elements up through iron. They can't make the heavier elements. Enter the supernova. A supernova is that "big blast" that occurs at the end of the life of some stars. In a supernova, the trans-iron elements are formed. That is, all the elements heavier than iron are formed in a supernova. Because the elements heavier than iron are formed in a supernova, we can say that there is a relationship between the supernova and the periodic table of elements.
Stars combine Hydrogen to make Helium during nuclear fusion. Living things are made of heavier elements like Carbon Oxygen Iron and Calcium. How did these elements form?
These heavier elements were formed through processes like nucleosynthesis in the core of massive stars, supernova explosions, and stellar winds. These events create conditions where lighter elements are fused or broken apart to form heavier elements, eventually leading to the creation of elements like carbon, oxygen, iron, and calcium.
Can stars the size of the sun produce elements heavier than oxygen?
Yes, oxygen can be found in the spectral lines of many stars. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stars are nuclear fusion furnaces that take light elements (hydrogen) and build them up into heavier elements (eg carbon and oxygen). Thus older and second or third generation stars have this element in their makeup.
Why is iron the heaviest element that can be formed in stars?
Oh, dude, iron is the heaviest element that can be formed in stars because of its nuclear properties. Like, during a star's life cycle, fusion reactions occur, creating elements up to iron. Beyond that, creating heavier elements requires more energy than the star can provide. It's like the star's way of saying, "I'm done, no more heavy lifting for me."
Why are all elements heavier then iron created during a supernova?
The rapid collapse of the star compresses atoms together and may cause nuclear fusion and make heavier elements.
What were the heavier elements in the universe formed by?
They were formed in supernovae.
What conditions of a Supernova cause elements that are heavier that iron to form?
The rapid collapse of the star compresses atoms together and may cause nuclear fusion and make heavier elements.
how made iron?
Iron is an element. It isn't "made". Iron is obtained by digging iron ore out of the ground (mining) and processing it to separate the iron from oxygen, sulfur and other elements to which it had become chemically bound over the millennia. According to modern astronomy, cosmology, and physics, iron, like all naturally occurring elements, is made in stars, from the fusion of smaller elements. Fred Hoyle proposed what's called 'nucleogenesis', or formation of elements in the stars. Hydrogen plus Hydrogen makes Helium; then on to Lithium, Carbon, Nitrogen, etc. Iron is the last element a 'normal' star can make. All elements heavier than Iron are made in the explosion of a supernova.
How were heavier elements formed in the universe?
Heavier elements in the universe were formed through processes like nuclear fusion in the cores of stars, supernova explosions, and collisions between neutron stars. These events create the conditions necessary for the fusion of lighter elements into heavier ones.
How are the sun and other stars and Uranium 235 similar and different?
Well, Uranium is an element, while the sun is a nuclear reaction (fusion). All stars are fueled by fusion reactions, which produce elements inside their core all the way upto Iron. Heavier elements, such as Uranium (and gold, and silver, and mercury, and such) are produced when a very large star (larger then out sun) goes super nova. So much energy is released that the iron and other elements that were produced by fusion, are forced together to make even heavier elements. The reason that the sun (and all stars in their normal life span) stop at iron, is because Iron is the heaviest element that can be made by fusion before the process begins to use up energy, rather then yield energy.
How is a supernova related to matter found on earth?
A supernova is a star that explodes. Stars about the size of our Sun explode when they run out of "fuel". The fuel they have is Hydrogen which they fuse into Helium and thus convert mass into energy (they shine brightly), Then the Helium and some Hydrogen are fused into heavier elements (Lithium etc) making more energy. All elements heavier than Carbon and lighter than Iron are made in the supernova explosion that comes at the end of the star's "life". Heavier stars will make even heavier elements. The Earth is mostly made of these heavier elements. We are all stardust.
