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    Helium Fusion Is Sometimes Referred to as the _______________  Because
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Helium Fusion Is Sometimes Referred to as the _______________  Because

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Helium fusion is sometimes referred to as the _______________  because three helium nuclei are needed to make a carbon nucleus, and because the helium nucleus is called an alpha particle.

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