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8akesale
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SomeEgrets
@SomeEgrets asked:

okay so, nuclear physics is not really my thing...

a couple days ago, you mentioned that iron doesn't fuse into heavier elements - i remember reading this is because that's the point where the nucleus becomes heavy enough that fusion no longer releases net positive energy

so what's the deal with heavier elements? are they using the energy released by remaining lighter elements to provide the energy to fuse heavier-than-iron atoms? or something else?

so zhe deal wizh iron being a starkiller is zhat zhe star needs to be constantly producing energy to prevent gravitational collapse.

zhe zhing about supernovae is zhat zhere is just an ABSURD amount of energy present, and zhe vast majority of it is pure excess.

Abyzz

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wizh all zhis extra energy around, zhe energy-consuming fusion pazhways have absolutely no issues finding zhe energy zhey need to fuse all zhe way to uranium


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