Re:The periodic table, colour coded by the likely origin of ...
by ISL on Tuesday August 11, 2020 @11:25AM
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While the neutron-star merger suggested that a substantial fraction of the r-process occurs in neutron stars, it does not rule out the possibility that the r-process also occurs in supernovae (the other leading candidate).
I'd be happy to wager that at least a couple percent of your wedding ring's nuclei were formed in a supernova.
I'd be happy to wager that at least a couple percent of your wedding ring's nuclei were formed in a supernova.