Which outcome arises from exceeding the saturation point for iron-56 in stellar fusion reactions?

💡 Explanation

Iron-56 has the highest nuclear binding energy per nucleon; therefore, once core fusion creates significant iron, no further fusion yields energy through nuclear binding, rather than generating energy and thus outward pressure. This causes gravitational collapse initiating a supernova.

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