Physics GCSE
nuclide notation
What nuclide notation means in Physics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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A representation carrying the chemical symbol, the mass number above it and the atomic number below it.
Each nucleus is written with its mass number above and its atomic number below the chemical symbol.
Topics that use nuclide notation
- Mass number, atomic number and isotopes (AQA GCSE)
- Nuclear equations (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- atomic number
- balanced nuclear equations
- balancing equations
- beta decay
- conservation of charge
- conservation of mass number
- counting neutrons
- emitted particle numbers
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