nucleus
Introduction
nucleus, in physics, the extremely dense central core of an atom.
Sections in this article:
- Introduction
- Scientific Investigations of the Nucleus
- Scientific Notation for the Nucleus and Nuclear Reactions
- The Nature of the Nucleus
- Models of the Nucleus
- Bibliography
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