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That Onion Star

That Onion Star

EC created by tickman, 5 years ago in Science

Find the layers (or shells) of an evolved (i.e., very old), massive star. As fusion progresses, heavier nuclei are formed. The heavier nuclei form nearest the center.

Tags astophysics, Astronomy, fusion, layer, Layers, nuclear, physics, science, star, stars, stellar, Structure, structures

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Comments (5)

tickman

tickman

@ Zoel:

No, I don't know. The two are close, but Neon is certainly heavier.

I guess you'd have to ask someone who knows more about the topic...

1 year ago

zoel

zoel

Really interesting game - but can you explain why, given that Neon has a higher atomic number than Oxygen, Neon isn't closer to the centre of the star than Oxygen?

1 year ago

RootBeer

RootBeer

Fascinating!

1 year ago

EncoderDecode

EncoderDecode

Cool Game!

1 year ago

tickman

tickman

Find this image and learn more about stellar evolution at:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stellar_evolution

See the larger image at:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:
Evolved_star_fusion_shells.png

Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 2.5 license:

http://creativecommons.org/
licenses/by-sa/2.5/

5 years ago