Fusion processes in stellar cores involving heavy elements ____
a. generate more energy per atom than fusion of lighter elements
b. generate less total energy because less atoms are available
c. generate energy for longer periods of time for heavier elements
d. occur in shells further and further from the center of the core
e. occur in larger and larger volumes of the core
b
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