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neon burning
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neon burninghas duration 1 year2001-09-27 09:29:43.0
has optimum density 4 × 106 g cm-32001-09-27 09:29:43.0
has optimum temperature 1.2 × 109 K2001-09-27 09:29:43.0
has part product oxygen, magnesium2001-09-27 09:29:43.0
has reactant neon2001-09-27 09:29:43.0
has location center of star heavier than 9 solar masses2001-09-27 09:29:43.0
has definition The stage in which a star burns neon into oxygen and magnesium.has source: Croswell, K. 1995 The Alchemy of the Heavens, Anchor Books, 2001-09-27 09:29:43.0
is a kind of exothermic fusion process2001-09-27 09:29:43.0
exothermic fusion processliberates energy2001-09-27 09:29:41.0
fusionhas antonym fission2001-09-27 09:29:41.0
produces energy2001-09-27 09:29:41.0
has product2001-09-27 09:29:41.0
has reaction probability2001-09-27 09:29:41.0
has catalyst2001-09-27 09:29:41.0
has minimum temperature2001-09-27 09:29:41.0
physical processhas domain physics2001-09-27 09:29:38.0

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