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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.
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∙ 11y agoThe 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.
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What is a form of heavy and light elements of letter?
slant letters
What colour light is formed when red green and blue light are mixed?
Light pink
How heavy is zinc?
As metals go, it's relatively light.
Is oxygen light or heavy?
The molecular weight of oxygen is approximately 16 amu. In nature, oxygen is most commonly found as a diatomic molecule making it about 32 amu.
What is the difference between heavy crude oil and light crude oil?
light crude oil has less specific gravity,less viscosity while heavy crude oil has more specific gravity & viscosity.
How do you train differently for toning or muscle mass?
train light for toning and heavy for gaining train light for toning and heavy for gaining
Who created the theory of light and heavy elements?
Aristotle
Is hydrogen light or heavy compared to the other elements?
It is the lightest element.
What is a form of heavy and light elements of letter?
slant letters
Why do the inner planets have more of the lighter elements like hydrogen and helium gas like the outer planets do?
The Sun and its planets formed form a huge cloud (disk) of dust which contained both light and heavy elements, but there were more light elements (hydrogen) than heavy. As the disk coalesced into the sun and planets the areas close to the young sun were too hot (heated by the sun) for the light elements to condense and settle onto the young inner planets which are therefore rocky, while the outer planets being further from the sun did accumulate the lighter and more volatile elements. However in the centers of the giant planets there are rocky (heavy) cores.
What planet contains the fewest heavy element?
Jupiter contains the fewest heavy elements. Unlike other planets, Jupiter is a gas planet, and contains mostly light elements.
Does a heavy or light star produce heavier elements?
the weight of the star doesn't matter.
Where in the universe are heavy elements made?
Light elements are made in light weight stars via stellar nucleosynthesis. Elements as heavy as iron form in the cores of massive stars. Anything heavier than iron requires a supernova--the collapse and explosion of a super massive star.
Why do heavy elements neclei contain proportionally more neutrons than light element nuclei?
It is for this reason that large nuclei contain proportionally more neutrons than light elements
How is nuclear binding energy released?
Through either fusion of light elements or fission of heavy ones
What are theories of the origin of earth?
It was long thought that the earth and all the planets in our solar ssystem were formed as the sun itself was formed. However, young stars consist almost entirely of hydrogen, and this early theory would not account for the quantity of heavy elements in the earth's crust and atmosphere. In fact, an average star like the sun does not produce very heavy elements at all. Cosmology explains how the earth was formed. At some stage, a supernova star exploded in the neighbourhood of our sun - within a few million light years from here. Supernovas are formed as giant stars die and are not entirely uncommon. And giant stars, because of their far greater mass, are able to convert their hydrogen into heavy elements before finally dying. Conversion of hydrogen into heavy elements is also well known to nuclear physicists. So, our supernova exploded and sent an enormous amount of heavy elements out into empty space. A very small part of this was captured in orbit around our sun, where it eventually concentrated into the various planets and other bodies that orbit the sun. One of these was, of course, the earth.
Why transition metal is also called heavy metal?
All of the transition state elements are relatively heavy. The light metals, such as beryllium, lithium etc., are not transition state metals.
