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boron

FundamentalElement

Most boron isn't made inside stars at all. It forms when cosmic rays smash heavier atoms apart in space.

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Goes into

Most boron isn't made inside stars at all. It forms when cosmic rays smash heavier atoms apart in space.

From the big bang to boron

The most direct chain from the start of the universe, following what things are made from and, for living things, what they evolved from. Each step shows when it first appeared.

big bang13.8 bn yrs ago
Hhydrogen13.8 bn yrs ago
star13.6 bn yrs ago
Ccarbon13.6 bn yrs ago
Bborondate unknown