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MrLeaplast Friday at 11:25 PM1 replyview on HN

Right, fusion stops being a net producer of energy on atoms heavier than iron.

A star’s fusion reaction ceases when too much of its core turns to iron.


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modelesslast Friday at 11:37 PM

Mercury is heavier than gold so it's a fission reaction.

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