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What basically happens is that the "dying star" has enormous energy production at the end of its life, due to a kind of instability. The resulting heat will fuse lighter elements into heavier elements - resulting in production of elements at least up to element number 92 (uranium).

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What is the heavier elements in the universe formed by?

a series of star cycles


How are elements up to and including iron formed?

Iron is formed in the final fusion burn of a dying star. After that it has no more fuel to burn and collapses to form either a white dwarf, neutron star, or black hole depending on its mass at the time it runs out of fuel.


Fusion in a dying star can also create heavier elements but none heavier than?

Iron


As heavier elements are formed by fusion a massive star expands into?

As heavier elements are formed by fusion in the core, a massive star will eventually exhaust its nuclear fuel and trigger a supernova explosion. This explosion will generate immense energy, leading to the production and dispersal of even more heavy elements into space.


How is uranium formed?

Uranium is formed through the process of supernovae, where heavy elements are created by nuclear reactions in the hot, dense cores of dying stars. These heavy elements are then scattered into space when the star explodes, eventually forming into uranium-rich mineral deposits on Earth through geological processes.


As heavier elements are formed by fusion a massive star expands into a what?

A super giant


Is there a nebula wraped around a dying star?

A Nebula is a gas of dust and minerals that surrounds a star. Also, a nebula is a birthplace of a star, where a star and sometimes a solar system is formed after a huge explosions


How are elements heavier than hydrogen formed?

Elements heavier than hydrogen are formed through nuclear fusion processes in stars. When lighter elements fuse together in the intense heat and pressure within a star's core, they can form heavier elements. This process continues throughout a star's life until elements up to iron are created. Elements heavier than iron are formed through supernova explosions or in the collisions of neutron stars.


How is gold formed in nature and what are the processes involved in its creation?

Gold is formed in nature through a process called supernova nucleosynthesis, where heavy elements are created during the explosion of a dying star. These elements are then scattered into space and eventually accumulate in the Earth's crust. Over millions of years, geological processes such as volcanic activity and erosion help concentrate gold into deposits that can be mined.


How are heavier elements formed from hydrogen within the core of a star?

Heavier elements are formed through nuclear fusion processes that take place in the core of a star. Hydrogen atoms undergo fusion to form helium, and then this process continues to create heavier elements by fusing helium atoms together. As the star fuses lighter elements, it produces heavier elements through a series of nuclear reactions.


What happens when heavier elements are formed by fusion then a massive star expands?

yes as heavy elements are used for fuel the star expands this is what will happen to the earth it will swell to a red giant engulfing the inner 3 planets as it slowly dies


What is an extremely dense dying star called?

An extremely dense dying star is called a neutron star. It is formed when a massive star collapses in a supernova explosion, leaving behind a core made mostly of neutrons. Neutron stars are incredibly dense, packing the mass of the sun into a sphere only about 12 miles in diameter.