a positively charged particle that is the nucleus of the helium atom; emitted from natural or radioactive isotopes
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Nuclear fusion
a nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine to form more massive nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy
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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 energy that an atomic system must acquire before a process (such as an emission or reaction) can occur; "catalysts are said to red…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: nuclear, reaction, nuclei, combine, massive.the energy released by a nuclear reaction
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: nuclear, reaction, nuclei, combine, massive.a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: nuclear, reaction, nuclei, combine, massive.a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: nuclear, reaction, nuclei, combine, massive.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: nuclear, reaction, nuclei, combine, massive.a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: nuclear, reaction, nuclei, combine, massive.To unite by affinity or natural attraction; as, two substances, which will not combine of themselves, may be made to combine by the in…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: nuclear, reaction, nuclei, combine, massive.To fold or twist together; to combine intricately; to make complex; to combine or associate so as to make intricate or difficult.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: nuclear, reaction, nuclei, combine, massive.A double star; -- applied to the nucleus of a cell, when, during cell division, the loops of the nuclear network separate into two gro…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: nuclear, reaction, nuclei, combine, massive.a nuclear reaction occurring with absorption of energy
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: nuclear, reaction, nuclei, combine, massive.the energy that an atomic system must acquire before a process (such as an emission or reaction) can occur; "catalysts are said to red…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: nuclear, reaction, nuclei, combine, massive.(chemistry) the ratio of concentrations when equilibrium is reached in a reversible reaction (when the rate of the forward reaction eq…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: nuclear, reaction, nuclei, combine, massive.(chemistry) the principle that (at chemical equilibrium) in a reversible reaction the ratio of the rate of the forward reaction to the…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: nuclear, reaction, nuclei, combine, massive.a nuclear reaction accompanied by the evolution of energy
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: nuclear, reaction, nuclei, combine, massive.nuclear reactor in which nuclear fissions are caused by fast neutrons because little or no moderator is used
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: nuclear, reaction, nuclei, combine, massive.a nuclear reaction in which a massive nucleus splits into smaller nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: nuclear, reaction, nuclei, combine, massive.a nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine to form more massive nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: nuclear, reaction, nuclei, combine, massive.a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fusion to generate energy
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: nuclear, reaction, nuclei, combine, massive.
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