Why Can't Any Star, No Matter How Massive, Fuse Elements

question 3

Multiple Choice

Why can't any star, no matter how massive, fuse elements heavier than iron?

• A)Because the nucleons within iron have the least mass possible
• B)Because elements heavier than iron have less average mass per nucleon
• C)It could happen, we just have not yet observed a star massive enough to do this.
• D)Actually, this occurs on a regular basis, which explains the great abundance of heavy elements.

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P-chart

A type of control chart used for monitoring the proportion of defective items in a manufacturing process over time, helping to ensure quality control.

Nonconforming Items

Products or outcomes that do not meet the predefined standards, specifications, or expectations.

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A statistical measure that represents the dispersion or variation of a set of data values, indicating how much the individual data points differ from the mean.

P-chart

A control chart variant employed in statistical quality management for tracking the percentage of defective products in a procedure as time progresses.