Carbon-burning process
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title:
Carbon-burning process
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The carbon-burning process or carbon fusion is a set of nuclear fusion reactions that take place in the cores of massive stars (at least 8 M ⊙ at birth) that combines carbon into other elements. It requires high temperatures (> 5×108 K or 50 keV) and densities (> 3×109 kg/m3). These figures for temperature and density are only a guide. More massive stars burn their nuclear fuel more quickly, since they have to offset greater gravitational forces to stay in (approximate) hydrostatic equilibrium.
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Nuclear fusion type found in older stars
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon-burning_process
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2024-04-21T01:49:36Z
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