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An atom has a nucleus at its center and one or more electrons moving around it as shown schematically in Fig. 13.1. The nucleus is composed of N number of neutrons which are electrically neutral and Z number of protons which have a positive electric charge. The number of protons Z is called the atomic number, and the sum of the numbers of neutrons and protons A (=N + Z) is called the mass number of the atom.
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Akimoto, H., Anoda, Y., Takase, K., Yoshida, H., Tamai, H. (2016). Reactor Heat Production. In: Nuclear Thermal Hydraulics. An Advanced Course in Nuclear Engineering, vol 4. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-55603-9_13
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