2006-11-27 14:36:02 · 5 answers · asked by Nowhere Man 6 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
No, it does not. Einsteinium is synthetic, meaning that is made by humans and does not occur naturally.
Actually, all of the elements on the periodic table after uranium are man made (including Tc and Pm). Uranium is the heaviest element that will occur naturally in the universe.
2006-11-27 14:40:10 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Einsteinium is an element that has only been found in labs on Earth. It is man made. The farthest any star can get to in fusion is lead. Once lead is produced, the star is unable to fuse it. Lead is a stable element and cannot be fused to make another element.
2006-11-27 14:41:33 · answer #2 · answered by bldudas 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's possible that scant amounts of einsteinium could be created during a supernova, by r-process nucleosynthesis. However, no isotope of einsteinium has a half-life of more than a few days, so we would never have a chance to observe it.
2006-11-27 15:01:09 · answer #3 · answered by grotereber 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, stars only fuse up through iron in their cores. More complex atoms can be formed in supernovae explosions, but as far as I am aware, very complex atoms like einsteinium are only created in the lab - we know we can do it, but it's not really found in nature.
2006-11-27 14:40:39 · answer #4 · answered by eri 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not that we know of. It is one of those elements we have only observed in partical accelerators
2006-11-27 14:37:28 · answer #5 · answered by Roman Soldier 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋