Describe how elements

heavier than iron?

Physical Science
Elements heavier than Iron
Elements heavier than iron are
formed during supernova explosion.
During a supernova, the star releases very
large amounts of energy as well as neutrons,
which allows elements heavier than iron,
such as uranium and gold, to be produced.
In the supernova explosion, all of these
elements are expelled out into space.
Formation of the Heaviest Elements
Heavy elements are created by successive nuclear fusion
reactions, beginning with the fusion of two hydrogen atoms to form
helium; then helium can fuse to carbon in some star cores. The
temperature in very massive stars can be high enough to fuse carbon into
magnesium, but it is very rare to synthesize any elements that require the
fusion of two nuclei larger than carbon because the nuclear forces
between the protons become prohibitively large with larger atomic nuclei.
Production of heavier elements typically happens by a different process—
the capture of a helium atom by a larger atomic nucleus—to produce
heavier elements.
 Most of these “heavy elements” are created by atomic nuclei
capturing neutrons. There are two forms of this neutron capture
process: the
rapid process (r-process) and the slow process (s-process). The s-
process mostly produces lighter elements up to lead and bismuth on
the periodic table, whereas the r-process typically produces elements
as heavy as uranium.
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