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What is the heaviest element that high-mass stars can produce?
gold
iron
carbon
nickel
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iron
High-mass stars can fuse elements up to iron (and nearby nuclei like nickel-56 produced in supernovae). Fusion beyond iron is endothermic, so heavier elements are made mainly by neutron-capture processes in supernovae and neutron-star mergers.
High-mass stars can fuse elements up to iron (and nearby nuclei like nickel-56 produced in supernovae). Fusion beyond iron is endothermic, so heavier elements are made mainly by neutron-capture processes in supernovae and neutron-star mergers.
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