Most of the Elements Beyond Hydrogen and Helium in the Periodic

question 62

Multiple Choice

Most of the elements beyond hydrogen and helium in the periodic table in the Sun and the solar system most probably originated in:

• A) the center of our own Sun, through fusion and later ejection as solar wind.
• B) chemical reactions in planetary atmospheres.
• C) the original Big Bang of the universe.
• D) fusion reactions in the centers of earlier stars.

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