How Elements Heavier than Iron

are Formed

Objectives
At the end of the lesson,
you should be able to
describe how elements
heavier than iron is
formed.

Nucleosynthesis is the process by

which new nuclei are formed from preexisting or seed nuclei. In the previous
lessons, you have learned about the types
of
nucleosynthesis.
The
big
bang
nucleosynthesis produced hydrogen and
helium,
whereas
the
stellar
nucleosynthesis produced elements up to
iron in the core of the stars.
If
the
stellar
nucleosynthesis
produced only elements up to iron,