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<A recent scientific American article (May i believe)
<described the explosion of a super nova.
<This fascinating article gave a simplified scenario of stellar evolution,
<burning hydrogen, helium, carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, silicon,
<and finally producing iron.
<Paraphrasing: "Once a central core of iron is produced,
<reactions cannot continue.  Larger nuclei exist, but their formation
<is not favored.  Iron is the lowest energy nucleus."
<My question is, how did the other elements form;
<especially those above iron?
<Are intermediate elements produced by radioactive decay of iron, silicon, etc?
<Are higher elements produced in very small quantity, due to equilibrium
<reactions in the stellar core, similar to N2+3h2 <> 2NH3?
<Gold atoms must have come from somewhere, and I don't believe in a creator.
<Any help appreciated.

	I HAVE A FURTHER QUESTION!!WHERE DID THE; HELIUM,CARBON,NITROGEN,
OXYGEN AND SILICON COME FROM LET ALONE THE GOLD?????????
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