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| Subject | has optimum density | has definition | has location | has reactant | is a kind of | has part product | has optimum temperature | has duration |
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| exothermic fusion process | A fusion reaction which linerates energy. | energy source | ||||||
| neon burning | 4 × 106 g cm-3 | The stage in which a star burns neon into oxygen and magnesium. | center of star heavier than 9 solar masses | neon | exothermic fusion process | oxygen, magnesium | 1.2 × 109 K | 1 year |
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