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minus-squareAngryCommieKender@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-21 year agoIt extinguishes the stars it forms in. Once you have enough Iron, and the amount is actually quite small compared to the rest of the mass of the star, that triggers a nova. This is due to Iron needing extra energy to either fuse or fission.
And what happens with iron ?
You lose energy if you split or fuse it
It extinguishes the stars it forms in. Once you have enough Iron, and the amount is actually quite small compared to the rest of the mass of the star, that triggers a nova. This is due to Iron needing extra energy to either fuse or fission.