a positively charged particle that is the nucleus of the helium atom; emitted from natural or radioactive isotopes
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Corpuscular radiation
a stream of atomic or subatomic particles that may be charged positively (e.g. alpha particles) or negatively (e.g. beta particles) or not at all (e.g. neutrons)
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the branch of physics that studies the internal structure of atomic nuclei
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Nuclear physics.a high-speed electron or positron emitted in the decay of a radioactive isotope
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Nuclear physics.the energy required to separate particles from a molecule or atom or nucleus; equals the mass defect
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Nuclear physics.the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Nuclear physics.the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Nuclear physics.electromagnetic radiation emitted during radioactive decay and having an extremely short wavelength
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Nuclear physics.electromagnetic radiation emitted during radioactive decay and having an extremely short wavelength
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Nuclear physics.one of two or more atoms with the same atomic number but with different numbers of neutrons
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Nuclear physics.the amount by which the mass of an atomic nucleus is less than the sum of the masses of its constituent particles
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Nuclear physics.the amount by which the mass of an atomic nucleus is less than the sum of the masses of its constituent particles
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Nuclear physics.an elementary particle with 0 charge and mass about equal to a proton; enters into the structure of the atomic nucleus
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Nuclear physics.the branch of physics that studies the internal structure of atomic nuclei
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Nuclear physics.the branch of physics that studies the internal structure of atomic nuclei
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Nuclear physics.a stable particle with positive charge equal to the negative charge of an electron
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Nuclear physics.the spontaneous emission of a stream of particles or electromagnetic rays in nuclear decay
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Nuclear physics.the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Nuclear physics.the spontaneous emission of a stream of particles or electromagnetic rays in nuclear decay
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The first letter of the English and of many other alphabets. The capital A of the alphabets of Middle and Western Europe, as also the…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: stream, atomic, subatomic, particles, charged.radioactive decay of an atomic nucleus that is accompanied by the emission of an alpha particle
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: stream, atomic, subatomic, particles, charged.a negatively charged ion
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: stream, atomic, subatomic, particles, charged.the negatively charged terminal of a voltaic cell or storage battery that supplies current
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: stream, atomic, subatomic, particles, charged.In an atomic manner; in accordance with the atomic philosophy.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: stream, atomic, subatomic, particles, charged.The doctrine of atoms. See Atomic philosophy, under Atomic.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: stream, atomic, subatomic, particles, charged.an atmospheric phenomenon consisting of bands of light caused by charged solar particles following the earth's magnetic lines of force
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: stream, atomic, subatomic, particles, charged.A subatomic particle made of three quarks
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: stream, atomic, subatomic, particles, charged.radioactive decay of an atomic nucleus that is accompanied by the emission of a beta particle
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: stream, atomic, subatomic, particles, charged.software that has not yet been released but has received an alpha test and still has more bugs than a regular release; "beta software…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: stream, atomic, subatomic, particles, charged.the act (or an instance) of subjecting a body or substance to the impact of high-energy particles (as electrons or alpha rays)
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: stream, atomic, subatomic, particles, charged.a negatively charged electrode that is the source of electrons entering an electrical device
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: stream, atomic, subatomic, particles, charged.a positively charged ion
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: stream, atomic, subatomic, particles, charged.a radioactive transuranic element; discovered by bombarding curium with alpha particles
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: stream, atomic, subatomic, particles, charged.a self-sustaining nuclear reaction; a series of nuclear fissions in which neutrons released by splitting one atom leads to the splitti…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: stream, atomic, subatomic, particles, charged.(physics) the interaction that binds protons and neutrons together in the nuclei of atoms; mediated by gluons
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: stream, atomic, subatomic, particles, charged.(cosmology) a hypothetical one-dimensional subatomic particle having a concentration of energy and the dynamic properties of a flexibl…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: stream, atomic, subatomic, particles, charged.Possessing electrical polarity; positively electrified at one end, or on one surface, and negatively at the other; -- said of a conduc…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: stream, atomic, subatomic, particles, charged.
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