what other elements does a star burn as fuel besides hydrogen?

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what other elements does a star burn as fuel besideshydrogen?

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At conditions hot enough for fusion molecules dont exist you get individual atoms instead So water and carbon monoxide would fall apart to hydrogen carbon and oxygen Stars which dont contain enough hydrogen to start fusion would probably never ignite remaining a brown    See Answer
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