Multiple Choice
Where did the iron in your blood come from?
A) nucleosynthesis on the surfaces of neutron stars
B) nucleosynthesis that took place in supernova explosions
C) nucleosynthesis in the cores of low-mass stars
D) nucleosynthesis in the cores of massive stars
E) nucleosynthesis in red giant and horizontal-branch stars
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