Very heavy stars can produce nuclides up to bismuth-209 by the slow neutron capture…

CHEMISTRY · Subjective · ISC · Physics · Atoms and Nuclei · Binding energy per nucleon

Problem

Very heavy stars can produce nuclides up to bismuth-209 by the *slow neutron capture* process, or s-process. Explain what this process requires and why it produces nuclides of higher atomic number.

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Atomic Structure
Nuclear Reactions
Nuclear physics
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Atomic masses and nuclear composition
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