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Do macro amounts of elements form when atoms of a certain type (e..g. gold) bond together to form a substantial mass? Or do atoms of mixed types bond together and then together take on the properties we ascribe to each element?
The reason I ask is that it seems improbable to me that a few gold atoms created in some stellar fusion event would travel the universe for billions of years only finding and bonding with other gold atoms until it developed into a pure gold nugget found on the earth. I don't recall hearing of a scientific theory which states that fusion events produce streams of gold nuggets.
The reason I ask is that it seems improbable to me that a few gold atoms created in some stellar fusion event would travel the universe for billions of years only finding and bonding with other gold atoms until it developed into a pure gold nugget found on the earth. I don't recall hearing of a scientific theory which states that fusion events produce streams of gold nuggets.