CNO cycle

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CNO cycle: Facts & Related Content

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Also Known As	carbon–nitrogen–oxygen cycle • carbon–nitrogen cycle • carbon cycle

Topics

nucleosynthesis nuclear fusion fusion reactor proton-proton chain What’s the Difference Between Planets and Stars?nuclear energy thermonuclear reaction

Key People

Hans Bethe.

Hans Bethe

American physicist