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oxygen burning
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oxygen burninghas duration 6 months2001-09-27 09:29:43.0
has optimum density 107 g cm-32001-09-27 09:29:43.0
requires minimum mass at star birth 8 solar masses2001-09-27 09:29:43.0
has optimum temperature 1.5 × 109 K2001-09-27 09:29:43.0
has product silicon, sulfur2001-09-27 09:29:43.0
has reactant oxygen2001-09-27 09:29:43.0
has definition The stage when a star fuses oxygen into silicon and sulfur. It occurs only in stars born with over eight solar masses.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 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