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For a sufficiently massive star, all of the hydrogen, helium, carbon, neon, oxygen, and silicon in the core are gone after silicon burning is complete. They we
by chasil 2y ago
For a sufficiently massive star, all of the hydrogen, helium, carbon, neon, oxygen, and silicon in the core are gone after silicon burning is complete.
They were consumed as fuel to maintain the outward pressure of the core.