Physics A-Level
Nuclear equations
What Nuclear equations means in Physics A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Nuclear equations
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Balanced decay equations showing the parent nuclide producing a daughter plus the emitted particle, with A and Z balanced on both sides.
Topics that use Nuclear equations
- Nuclear instability (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Alpha emission
- Beta-minus decay
- Beta-plus decay
- Conservation laws
- Electron capture
- Gamma emission
- Nuclear excited state
- Nuclide notation
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