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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 ?×10
8
K
.
16
O +
16
O
→
32
S
+
&gamma
→
31
S
+
n
→
31
P
+
1
H
→
28
Si
+
4
He
→
24
Mg
+ 2
4
He