The combinations go in this order:
- Carbon plus helium produces oxygen.
- Oxygen plus helium produces neon.
- Neon plus helium produces magnesium.
- Magnesium plus helium produces silicon.
- Silicon plus helium produces sulfur.
- Sulfur plus helium produces argon.
- Argon plus helium produces calcium.
Which element is not produced during stellar nucleosynthesis?
All of the atoms on the Earth except hydrogen and most of the helium are recycled material---they were not created on the Earth. They were created in the stars.
What elements are formed in a stellar nebula?
Stellar nebula
Moments after the Big Bang, energy begins to condense into matter, protons and neutrons are formed, and then the first element (hydrogen) is formed. Hundreds of millions of years later in stellar nebulae, the hydrogen gas clouds coalesce and, under gravity, form protostars.
