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Hello, this is my first post(so, hopefully I'm not breaking any decorum).
Something that I've always been puzzled about. I understand that a star will keep fusing elements until it hits iron. What I'm curious of, is why? Why does iron take so much more energy to create fusion than other elements? What property of iron causes this effect? Also, does iron experience fusion during supernovae when temperatures are very high?
Something that I've always been puzzled about. I understand that a star will keep fusing elements until it hits iron. What I'm curious of, is why? Why does iron take so much more energy to create fusion than other elements? What property of iron causes this effect? Also, does iron experience fusion during supernovae when temperatures are very high?