Why is oxygen more abundant than carbon in the universe?

Subject: Why is oxygen more abundant than carbon in the universe?

Date: Mon Jul 24 09:29:22 2006
Posted by Tim
Grade level: undergrad School: UW-Madison
City: Madison State/Province: WI Country: USA
Area of science: Astronomy
ID: 1153758562.As

Message:


Based on the processes of nucleosynthesis, it seems that it takes less energy 
to create carbon than it does oxygen.  Why then, is oxygen estimated to be 
more abundant than carbon in the universe?

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