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The Second Law of Thermodynamics. Origin of the Chemical Elements. During the process of stellar evolution nuclear fusion reactions take place within a star. These give rise to the formation of the chemical elements. Clues to the processes involved may be deduced from the graph below, which shows the cosmic abundances of elements (y-axis) plotted against atomic number (x-axis). The abundances are measured relative to 1 million silicon atoms and the y-axis is a logarithmic scale. In this case the data are for the solar-system and abundances have been measured from the optical analysis of the solar spectrum. There are three important observations to be made from this graph: The graph has (overall) a smooth trend from left to right, that is from light to heavy elements.
This indicates that abundances of elements in the solar system are the greatest for the light elements and the least for the heavy elements. It is thought that the early Universe consisted almost entirely of the element hydrogen, with a small amount of helium present too. Medical Physics Teaching Material for Schools.