Which consequence results when stellar nucleosynthesis reduces binding energy?

💡 Explanation

The fusion process is exothermic only up to Iron-56; beyond generates energy input due to nuclear binding energy. Therefore stellar fusion effectively halts rather than proceeding to heavier elements because further fusion requires more rather than releases energy.

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