How Were The Elements Made?

Take a look at the many processes that were responsible for creating the 118 elements on the periodic table.

Music Credit:
Covert Affair by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Many elements have various pathways that were responsible for creating their many isotopes. This video highlighted some of the basic pathways found in first generations stars and the r-process in supernovae, though many more exist. I recommend looking through some of the references below to learn more.

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References

Synthesis of the elements in stars: forty years of progress:
http://www.ieap.uni-kiel.de/et/download/physik6/wallerstein_etal_1997.pdf

The famous "B2FH" paper from 1957 titled Synthesis of the Elements in Stars:
https://www.pmf.unizg.hr/_download/repository/burbidge_RMP_29_547_1957.pdf

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