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They’d need to burn silicon too’
by quickthrower2 5y ago
They’d need to burn silicon too’
- DonHopkins 5y agoBut burning silicon is even more dangerous than burning coal! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicon-burning_process https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicon-burning_process >When a star has completed the silicon-burning phase, no further fusion is possible. The star catastrophically collapses and may explode in what is known as a Type II supernova. >The central portion of the star is now crushed into either a neutron star or, if the star is massive enough, a black hole. The outer layers of the star are blown off in an explosion known as a Type II supernova that lasts days to months.