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minus-squareAngryCommieKender@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-21 year agoIt extinguishes the stars it forms in. Once you have enough Iron, and the amount is actually quite small compared to the rest of the mass of the star, that triggers a nova. This is due to Iron needing extra energy to either fuse or fission.
minus-squareJacobp100@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoYou lose energy if you split or fuse it
And what happens with iron ?
It extinguishes the stars it forms in. Once you have enough Iron, and the amount is actually quite small compared to the rest of the mass of the star, that triggers a nova. This is due to Iron needing extra energy to either fuse or fission.
You lose energy if you split or fuse it