Physics A-Level
Nuclear excited state
What Nuclear excited state means in Physics A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Nuclear excited state
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A state in which a daughter nucleus is left with excess energy after alpha or beta decay, shown as a higher line on an energy level diagram.
Topics that use Nuclear excited state
- 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 equations
- Nuclide notation
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