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In the previous topic we treated the nucleus as a tiny speck at the centre of the atom that determines its identity, contains most of its mass and keeps its electrons under control. In this topic we shall examine the nucleus in more detail, briefly considering its stability, together with radioactivity and transmutation (transformation of one element into another) by nuclear reactions.
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© 1998 Keith L. Watson
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Watson, K.L. (1998). The Nucleus. In: Foundation Science for Engineers. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-14714-4_15
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