The most massive (and luminous) star known to date is the Wolf-Rayet star R136a1, which is estimated at 265 times the mass of our Sun. It is located in the Tarantula Nebula in the Large Magellanic Cloud. (Note that it is not the largest known star).
The heaviest element that can be produced prior to supernova is Iron (Fe).
Iron is the heaviest element that can be produced by normal processes inside a star through nuclear fusion. Elements heavier than iron are typically formed in supernova explosions or through other stellar processes.
The final core element for a massive star is iron. When a massive star exhausts its nuclear fuel, iron builds up in its core due to fusion reactions. Iron cannot undergo further fusion to release energy, leading to a collapse and subsequent supernova explosion.
The final elements fused in a star of the mass of our Sun are Oxygen then Carbon. Therefore a white dwarf core could be regarded as a solid, gigantic diamond.
The most common element in a young star is hydrogen. During the star formation process, vast amounts of hydrogen gas collapse under gravity to form a new star. This hydrogen fuel is what powers nuclear fusion reactions in the star's core, creating energy and sustaining the star's brightness.
Iron is the heaviest element formed by fusion in the core of a supergiant star prior to its supernova explosion. Elements heavier than iron are typically formed during the supernova explosion itself through nucleosynthesis processes.
The heaviest element that can be produced prior to supernova is Iron (Fe).
Iron is an element, and is the heaviest element that may be made by fusion in a Star such as our Sun.
Helium.
Iron is an element, and is the heaviest element that may be made by fusion in a Star such as our Sun.
Mercury is the heaviest element at a liquid state.
Iron. Iron is the heaviest element that can be produced through nuclear fusion in a star, and once the core of a massive star is mostly composed of iron, it can no longer sustain fusion reactions. This triggers its collapse and ultimately leads to a supernova explosion.
The heaviest element that can be produced in the core of a massive star before it goes supernova is iron. Iron does not cause the death of a red giant, but rather the inability to continue nuclear fusion in its core, leading to its collapse and eventual explosion as a supernova.
The heaviest element that is highly radioactive is Ununoctium, which has an atomic number of 118.
The heaviest element in the periodic table (known in March 2013) is ununoctium.
Iron is the heaviest element that can be produced by normal processes inside a star through nuclear fusion. Elements heavier than iron are typically formed in supernova explosions or through other stellar processes.
The final core element for a massive star is iron. When a massive star exhausts its nuclear fuel, iron builds up in its core due to fusion reactions. Iron cannot undergo further fusion to release energy, leading to a collapse and subsequent supernova explosion.