Combined Science GCSE
Nuclear equation
What Nuclear equation means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Nuclear equation
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A symbolic summary of a radioactive decay process, showing the starting nucleus on the left and the products on the right.
Topics that use Nuclear equation
- Nuclear equations (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Alpha decay
- Beta decay
- Beta emission
- Gamma emission
- Nuclear equations
- Alpha emission
- Alpha particle emission
- balanced nuclear equation
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