Three-nucleon force affects nuclear stability, impacting element formation and stellar evolution. The force increases energy ...

An international team of physicists has successfully measured the size of a certain type of neutrino to a certain degree. In their paper published in the journal Nature, the group describes ...

At its core, the diamond battery thrives on decay — specifically, the decay of the carbon-14 isotope. Carbon-14 is best known ...

As another plus, this carbon-14 is derived from graphite blocks, which are a byproduct of nuclear fission reactors. So, not ...

^{4}\textrm{He}\) When a radioactive atom emits an alpha particle the mass number decreases by four and the atomic number drops by two. Here is the equation for the alpha decay of radon-219 into ...

The decay of ²⁰⁵Tl is only energetically possible if the produced electron is captured into one of the bound atomic orbits in ²⁰⁵Pb. This is an exceptionally rare decay mode known as ...

students will be familiar with the parts of the atom and will have learned that radioactivity is a result of nuclear decay. Next, students will complete the virtual lab: The Effects of Distance and ...