Lesson 2 Flashcards
1
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First Electron Quark and Antiquark
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Inflation epoch
2
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First protons and neutrobs
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Hadron epoch
3
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First nucleons of hydrogen, helium, and lithium
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Nuclear Epoch
4
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First elements were former (Hydrogen, Helium, Lithium)
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Recombination Epoch
5
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Gases and dust began to accumulate
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Galactic Epoch
6
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Star & Galaxies formed
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Stellar Epoch
7
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The cosmic furnaces of the universe, they form the heavier elements
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Stars
8
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The process by which elements are created within stars by combining protons and neutrons rogether from the nuclei of lighter element
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Stellar Nucleosynthwsis
9
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The process by which multiple nuclei join to form heavier nuclei
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Nuclear fusion
10
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Main Branch Proton Proton Chain (3 Steps)
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- 2 protons fuse to make a deuterium nucleus (1 proton 1 neutron)
- D. nucleus and protn fuse to make a nucleus of helium 3 (2 protons 1 neutron)
- 2 helium-3 nuclei fuse to form helium-4 (2 protons 2 neutrons)
11
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Alpha process
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- 2 heloum atoms combine ro fotm beryllium atom (4 proton 4 neutron)
- Beryllium atom combines with 1 helium arom to form carbon (6 proton 6 neutron)
12
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Life Cycle of Star
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- nebula
- Protostar
- main seq star
- red giant star
- red super giant
- supernova