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