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    The document discusses the formation of light and heavy elements through various nuclear reactions. It describes how nucleosynthesis formed the lightest elements like hydrogen and helium. Nuclear fusion in stars then produced elements with atomic masses up to iron. The heaviest elements with atomic masses greater than iron were created through neutron capture reactions during supernovae.

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    The document discusses the formation of light and heavy elements through various nuclear reactions. It describes how nucleosynthesis formed the lightest elements like hydrogen and helium. Nuclear fusion in stars then produced elements with atomic masses up to iron. The heaviest elements with atomic masses greater than iron were created through neutron capture reactions during supernovae.

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    The document discusses the formation of light and heavy elements through various nuclear reactions. It describes how nucleosynthesis formed the lightest elements like hydrogen and helium. Nuclear fusion in stars then produced elements with atomic masses up to iron. The heaviest elements with atomic masses greater than iron were created through neutron capture reactions during supernovae.

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    The document discusses the formation of light and heavy elements through various nuclear reactions. It describes how nucleosynthesis formed the lightest elements like hydrogen and helium. Nuclear fusion in stars then produced elements with atomic masses up to iron. The heaviest elements with atomic masses greater than iron were created through neutron capture reactions during supernovae.

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    FORMATION OF LIGHT

    AND HEAVY ELEMENTS


    Nucleosynthesis
    • Nuclear fusion
    ATOMIC MASS NUMBER
    • Hydrogen =1.00784
    • Helium =4.002602
    • Lithium =6.941
    • Beryllium =9.012
    • Iron =55.85
    • Stellar nucleosynthesis
    SUMMARY
    • There are 3 reactions that led to the formation of the
    elements:
    1.Nucleosynthesis
    2.Fusion
    3.Neutron Capture Reaction
    SUMMARY
    • These reactions required certain amount of energy to proceed, which
    was obtained from the heat of the continuously expanding universe.
    • Thus, energy in the form of heat does not only produce work but also
    the elements that make up matter that we have today.
    • The reaction involved in the formation of these elements are
    dependent on the atomic mass of the elements.
    • More energy, and thus higher temperature, is needed to form heavier
    elements.
    SUMMARY

    • Nucleosynthesis formed light elements.


    • Fusion in stars formed elements with an atomic mass
    that is within the range of beryllium and iron.
    • Any element with an atomic mass higher than iron,
    which required tremendous amount of energy to be
    formed was produced from a neutron capture-reaction
    in supernova.

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