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27 April, 20:09

When large stars die,

heavy elements are

released. Explain why.

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  1. 27 April, 20:29
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    When the core runs out of hydrogen, these stars fuse helium into carbon just like the sun. However, after the helium is gone, their mass is enough to fuse carbon into heavier elements such as oxygen, neon, silicon, magnesium, sulfur and iron.
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