Which elements can be made in the core of a star after the hydrogen is used as fuel? Select four answers.

After a star uses up hydrogen in its core, fusion can build heavier elements in stages. These stages can produce carbon and oxygen, and in massive stars continue to produce silicon and eventually iron. Gold is not made by ordinary fusion in a star’s core, and hydrogen is the fuel that has already been used up.

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