Thanks most. :') While I'm thanking you, I'm going to ping the String Theory list, should have thought of that before.
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What is the heaviest element a star can produce?
Got my answer. It is iron.
Anything above iron is the result of a super nova.
>>> What is the heaviest element a star can produce?
I believe the theories so far say that the day to day fusion in a star will produce elements only up to Iron. The heavier elements are then the result of the forces as the star ultimately collapses and goes nova.
Iron. However, heavier elements are created in supernova explosions and scattered back into the interstellar medium, to be parts of new stars and planetary systems.
Look at the lower right of the Periodic Table.
Except for perhaps a few man-made elements, with short lives, the answer is “all of them, including the heaviest.”
Where else would any of the natural elements come from?