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A constituent (proton or neutron) of an atomic nucleus
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nucleon
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In chemistry and physics , a nucleon is one of the particles that makes up the atomic nucleus . Each atomic nucleus consists of one or more nucleons, and each atom in turn consists of a cluster of nucleons surrounded by one or more electrons. There are ...
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n. One of the subatomic particles of the atomic nucleus, i.e. a proton or a neutron.
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n. a constituent (proton or neutron) of an atomic nucleus
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nucleon \nucleon\ n. (Physics) A neutron or proton, when contained within an atomic nucleus.
Usage examples of nucleon.
I recall offhand, Tywood has published papers on the effect of liquid viscosity on the wings of the Rayleigh line, on higher-orbit field equations, and on spin-orbit coupling of two nucleons, but his main work is on quadrupole moments.
On this frame one could see it in section, traced by nucleons of elements heavier than oxygen.
In either case, there'd be nothing left of you to send back to the folks but some squashed nucleons and a puff of degenerate electron gas, and it's hard to find the right size box for those.