Report, if you have a problem with this page“ When you do the math and examine how much energy is produced per atomic union, you find that fusing anything to iron’s twenty-six protons costs energy. That means post-ferric fusion* does an energy-hungry star no good. Iron is the final peal of a star’s natural life. ”
Sam Kean
From : The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness
