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How the Elements were created. Big Bang. Hydrogen and a small amount of Helium formed. Hydrogen has 1 Proton in its nucleus, Helium has 2 protons. Fusion!. Happens in stars
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Big Bang • Hydrogen and a small amount of Helium formed. • Hydrogen has 1 Proton in its nucleus, Helium has 2 protons.
Fusion! • Happens in stars • Elements are created through forcing atoms together into larger atoms – This also releases the energy that makes stars bright. • In the biggest stars (millions of times bigger than the sun) elements as heavy as Iron (26 protons) can be formed
Supernova • When large stars fuse all of their atoms into Iron, they cannot fuse more, become unstable, and explode. • This intense explosion causes atoms to fuse into even larger atoms - all the other heavy elements.
Our Solar system • Our sun and planets were made from a nebula that was formed out of leftovers from supernovas. • This is why we have so many different elements on Earth.