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Ch. 10: The Deaths of Stars
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example question
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Q.
Massive stars cannot generate energy through iron fusion
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because:
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iron fusion requires very high
densities.
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stars contain very little iron.
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no star can get high enough for iron
fusion.
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iron is the most tightly bound of all
nuclei.
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massive stars go supernova before they
create an iron core.
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