Interactions | Reactions | Processes

Classified as: Nuclear Chemistry: Triple Alpha Process

The process by which helium 4 is converted into carbon 12 in stars.

For more information look in the Chemogenesis webbook section on the The Segre chart and nucleosynthesis.

2
α
         
8Be

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8Be
  +  
α
         
12C
  +  
γ

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