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aphilsphan t1_jdexzed wrote on March 23, 2023 at 10:18 PM

Reply to comment by Blank_bill in Does the metal in the solid core of a rocky planet have any special properties? by VillagerNo4

Their abundance in the initial cloud that the solar system formed from would be tied to how likely they are to form during a supernova. That’s nuclear physics not chemistry.

Blank_bill t1_jdeyrpa wrote on March 23, 2023 at 10:23 PM

Thank you