Question #a7e21
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Nov 22, 2017
Carbon-12 is formed in dying stars via the Triple-alpha Process ; it is actually a two step process that must occur in less time than it takes for the intermediate product, Berillium-8 (
Here are the equations for this two step process:
At the same time, some of the carbon-12 is fused into oxygen-16 using an additional alpha particle:
Please read the above reference for more details.