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oxygen burning comparison table |
Subject | has optimum density | has definition | requires minimum mass at star birth | has product | has reactant | is a kind of | has optimum temperature | has duration |
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exothermic fusion process | A fusion reaction which linerates energy. | energy source | ||||||
oxygen burning | 107 g cm-3 | The stage when a star fuses oxygen into silicon and sulfur. It occurs only in stars born with over eight solar masses. | 8 solar masses | silicon, sulfur | oxygen | exothermic fusion process | 1.5 × 109 K | 6 months |
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