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    What was the highest atomic numbered element created in the big bang?

    The only elements formed in the Big Bang were hydrogen, helium, and lithium. The other elements have been made in the interiors of stars and supernova explosions. Lithium has atomic number 3.

    David Morrison
    NAI Senior Scientist

    April 9, 2009

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