a positively charged particle that is the nucleus of the helium atom; emitted from natural or radioactive isotopes
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Radioactivity
the spontaneous emission of a stream of particles or electromagnetic rays in nuclear decay
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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 energy required to separate particles from a molecule or atom or nucleus; equals the mass defect
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The convergence to different foci, by a lens or mirror, of rays of light emanating from one and the same point, or the deviation of su…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: spontaneous, emission, stream, particles, electromagnetic.measuring the intensity of electromagnetic radiation (especially of the sun's rays)
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: spontaneous, emission, stream, particles, electromagnetic.radioactive decay of an atomic nucleus that is accompanied by the emission of an alpha particle
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: spontaneous, emission, stream, particles, electromagnetic.a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: spontaneous, emission, stream, particles, electromagnetic.a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: spontaneous, emission, stream, particles, electromagnetic.radioactive decay of an atomic nucleus that is accompanied by the emission of a beta particle
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: spontaneous, emission, stream, particles, electromagnetic.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: spontaneous, emission, stream, particles, electromagnetic.a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: spontaneous, emission, stream, particles, electromagnetic.A compound or mass formed by concretion, spontaneous union, or coalescence of separate particles of matter in one body.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: spontaneous, emission, stream, particles, electromagnetic.a stream of atomic or subatomic particles that may be charged positively (e.g. alpha particles) or negatively (e.g. beta particles) or…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: spontaneous, emission, stream, particles, electromagnetic.The emission and diffusion of rays of light.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: spontaneous, emission, stream, particles, electromagnetic.the electrode that is the source of electrons in a cathode-ray tube or electron microscope; consists of a cathode that emits a stream…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: spontaneous, emission, stream, particles, electromagnetic.The act of sending or throwing out; the act of sending forth or putting into circulation; issue; as, the emission of light from the su…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: spontaneous, emission, stream, particles, electromagnetic.Tendency to emission; comparative facility of emission, or rate at which emission takes place, as of heat from the surface of a heated…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: spontaneous, emission, stream, particles, electromagnetic.Decay, or defect from decay; deterioration; as, the failure of memory or of sight.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: spontaneous, emission, stream, particles, electromagnetic.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: spontaneous, emission, stream, particles, electromagnetic.a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fusion to generate energy
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: spontaneous, emission, stream, particles, electromagnetic.The act of irradiating; emission of rays of light.
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