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isotope

Atoms of the same element with different numbers of neutrons

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Atom 76% connected

An ultimate indivisible particle of matter.

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Deuterium noun · 86% connection

an isotope of hydrogen which has one neutron (as opposed to zero neutrons in hydrogen)

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Heavy hydrogen noun · 86% connection

an isotope of hydrogen which has one neutron (as opposed to zero neutrons in hydrogen)

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Hydrogen ion noun · 86% connection

a positively charged atom of hydrogen; that is to say, a normal hydrogen atomic nucleus

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Label noun · 86% connection

a radioactive isotope that is used in a compound in order to trace the mechanism of a chemical reaction

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neutron noun · 86% connection

an elementary particle with 0 charge and mass about equal to a proton; enters into the structure of the atomic nucleus

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Radioisotope noun · 86% connection

a radioactive isotope of an element; produced either naturally or artificially

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Tracer noun · 86% connection

(radiology) any radioactive isotope introduced into the body to study metabolism or other biological processes

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Binding energy noun · 85% connection

the energy required to separate particles from a molecule or atom or nucleus; equals the mass defect

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Bond noun · 85% connection

an electrical force linking atoms

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covalent bond noun · 85% connection

a chemical bond that involves sharing a pair of electrons between atoms in a molecule

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Gamma radiation noun · 85% connection

electromagnetic radiation emitted during radioactive decay and having an extremely short wavelength

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Gamma ray noun · 85% connection

electromagnetic radiation emitted during radioactive decay and having an extremely short wavelength

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ionic bond noun · 85% connection

a chemical bond in which one atom loses an electron to form a positive ion and the other atom gains an electron to form a negative ion

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Separation energy noun · 85% connection

the energy required to separate particles from a molecule or atom or nucleus; equals the mass defect

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Valence electron noun · 85% connection

an electron in the outer shell of an atom which can combine with other atoms to form molecules

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Water noun · 84% connection

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centi…

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Formaldehyde noun · 83% connection

a colorless poisonous gas; made by the oxidation of methanol

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Absorbance noun · 78% connection

(physics) a measure of the extent to which a substance transmits light or other electromagnetic radiation

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Basicity noun · 78% connection

The power of an acid to unite with one or more atoms or equivalents of a base, as indicated by the number of replaceable hydrogen atom…

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Biacid adjective · 78% connection

Having two hydrogen atoms which can be replaced by negative atoms or radicals to form salts; -- said of bases. See Diacid.

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Bibasic adjective · 78% connection

Having to hydrogen atoms which can be replaced by positive or basic atoms or radicals to form salts; -- said of acids. See Dibasic.

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Bichloride noun · 78% connection

A compound consisting of two atoms of chlorine with one or more atoms of another element; -- called also dichloride.

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Carbohydrate noun · 78% connection

One of a group of compounds including the sugars, starches, and gums, which contain six (or some multiple of six) carbon atoms, united…

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Chain reaction noun · 78% connection

a self-sustaining nuclear reaction; a series of nuclear fissions in which neutrons released by splitting one atom leads to the splitti…

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Chemistry noun · 78% connection

That branch of science which treats of the composition of substances, and of the changes which they undergo in consequence of alterati…

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Color force noun · 78% connection

(physics) the interaction that binds protons and neutrons together in the nuclei of atoms; mediated by gluons

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Corpuscular radiation noun · 78% connection

a stream of atomic or subatomic particles that may be charged positively (e.g. alpha particles) or negatively (e.g. beta particles) or…

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Different adjective · 78% connection

Of various or contrary nature, form, or quality; partially or totally unlike; dissimilar; as, different kinds of food or drink; differ…

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Even adjective · 78% connection

Not odd; capable of division by two without a remainder; -- said of numbers; as, 4 and 10 are even numbers.

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Fast reactor noun · 78% connection

nuclear reactor in which nuclear fissions are caused by fast neutrons because little or no moderator is used

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