How are elements such as gold created and why can’t humans creat
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Too add to what others have noted, re: supernovas. Gold is also created in neutron star mergers. Garden-variety nuclear fusion is no good once you get to iron, as the reaction to fuse elements heavier than that requires more energy that it releases. You need absolutely immense sources of energy to create these heavier, and you need these types of events to create that much energy.
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