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Nuclear & Radiochemistry

Magic Numbers

Particular numbers of protons or neutrons that give a nucleus exceptional stability.

2, 8, 20, 28, 50, 82, 126 Dimensionless Nuclear & Radiochemistry

Mass Defect

The difference between the mass of a nucleus and the sum of the masses of its constituent nucleons.

Δm = Zm_p + Nm_n − m_nucleus u Nuclear & Radiochemistry

Moderator

A material used in a reactor to slow fast neutrons to energies at which fission is far more probable.

Dimensionless