The triple-alpha process
A)controls the pulsations in Cepheid variable stars.
B)is the nuclear fusion of hydrogen to helium in massive stars.
C)is the process that produces the neutrinos we receive from the Sun.
D)requires a temperature of about 5,000,000 K to operate.
E)occurs during helium flash.

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The triple-alpha process is a nuclear fusion process that occurs during helium flash in stars, where three helium nuclei (alpha particles) are fused together to form carbon. It occurs at a high temperature of around 100,000,000 K.

The Triple-Alpha Process