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Quick questions on The nuclear atom: N(A)-Level Physics atomic and nuclear physics
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What is the three particles in an atom?Show answer
An atom is made of three smaller particles:
What is nuclide notation?Show answer
We write an atom in a short form called nuclide notation. The symbol of the element is written with the nucleon number on the top left and the proton number on the bottom left:
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