What kinds of atomic nuclei formed during the nucleosynthesis era?
A) only hydrogen
B) only helium
C) hydrogen, helium and trace amounts of lithium, beryllium, and boron
D) roughly equal amounts of hydrogen, helium, lithium, beryllium, and boron
E) essentially all of the chemical elements, except for those heavier than uranium

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During the nucleosynthesis era, hydrogen, helium and trace amounts of lithium, beryllium, and boron were formed through fusion reactions in the early universe. The heavier elements were formed through nucleosynthesis in later generations of stars.

What Kinds of Atomic Nuclei Formed During the Nucleosynthesis Era