The iron in our solar system was created from smaller-mass atomic nuclei in
A)the Earth.
B)our Sun.
C)Jupiter.
D)the big bang.
E)supernovae.

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Iron is not directly produced in stars because nuclear fusion processes cannot synthesize elements beyond iron. Instead, iron is created through nucleosynthesis during the explosion of a supernova. Therefore, the iron in our solar system was likely created in supernovae that happened before the formation of our Sun and the rest of the solar system.

The Iron in Our Solar System Was Created from Smaller-Mass