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Why doesn't helium start to fuse while there is still hydrogen fuel?
In all the descriptions of the stellar life cycle it seems as though helium doesn't start being fused until all (most?) of the hydrogen is gone.
Is this true? Why is this?
It seems counter ...
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Origin of elements heavier than Iron (Fe)
In all the discussions about how the heavy elements in the universe are forged in the guts of stars and especially during a stars death, I usually hear that once the star begins fusing lighter atoms ...
