Physics A-Level
Nucleon interactions
What Nucleon interactions means in Physics A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Nucleon interactions
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Attractive between nucleons separated by up to about 3 fm, becoming repulsive below about 0.5 fm to prevent nucleons collapsing into each other.
Topics that use Nucleon interactions
- Stable and unstable nuclei (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Alpha decay
- Beta-minus decay
- Beta-plus decay
- Binding and saturation of the strong force
- Conservation of charge
- Conservation of momentum
- Conservation of nucleon number
- Fundamental forces and their ranges
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