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star decreases, and a channel is formed providing passage for whatever matter the star
can let through (see F Fi ig g. . 1 16 61 1).
Astronomers call this the explosion of a supernova.
Upon exploding, the star mostly loses its lighter, higher layers composed of hydrogen,
helium and other of the simpler elements. To a much lesser extent it undergoes loss of
its heavier atoms.
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