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... nuclear forces , the distance , which can be measured experimentally , is called laws analogous to those of electricity — that is , of moving the Fermi unit . These particles have the ability to emit charges or electrodynamics — are ...
... nuclear forces , the distance , which can be measured experimentally , is called laws analogous to those of electricity — that is , of moving the Fermi unit . These particles have the ability to emit charges or electrodynamics — are ...
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... nuclear interactions previously observed ( e.g. , nuclear beta minus decay , symbolized B5 , the emission of negative electrons from a nucleus ) and proposed several new experiments . When these experiments were carried out during 1957 ...
... nuclear interactions previously observed ( e.g. , nuclear beta minus decay , symbolized B5 , the emission of negative electrons from a nucleus ) and proposed several new experiments . When these experiments were carried out during 1957 ...
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... nuclear fuels , uranium and thorium , only uranium - 235 can be used directly in a nuclear reactor to produce power . The more common form of uranium , uranium - 238 , must first be converted into plutonium before it can be used as a ...
... nuclear fuels , uranium and thorium , only uranium - 235 can be used directly in a nuclear reactor to produce power . The more common form of uranium , uranium - 238 , must first be converted into plutonium before it can be used as a ...
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