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How are elements that are heavier than hydrogen spread throughout the universe?

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How are elements that are heavier than hydrogen spread throughout the universe? please-example-1

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The early stars are massive and short-lived. They consume their hydrogen, helium and lithium and produce heavier elements. When these stars die with a bang they spread the elements of life, carbon and oxygen, throughout the universe. New stars condense and new planets form from these heavier elements.

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