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Oxygen burning process

The oxygen burning process is a nuclear fusion reaction that occurs in massive stars that have used up the lighter elements in their cores. It only occurs at ?×10⁸K.

16O + 16O	→	32S + &gamma
	→	31S + n
	→	31P + 1H
	→	28Si + 4He
	→	24Mg + 24He

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