nucleon - a particle in a nucleus, Atomic Number - the number of protons in the nucleus, Z - symbol for atomic number, mass/nucleon number - the total number of nucleons in a nucleus, A - symbol for mass/nucleon number, 23592U - A = 235, Z = 92, Nuclide - a nucleus with a specific number of protons and neutrons, Isotopes - nuclides of the same atomic number but different mass numbers, spontaneous decay - random process of nuclear radiation that happens without any additional actions, induced decay - random process of nuclear radiation that happens with an additional action, alpha decay - loss of a helium nucleus from a large nucleus, beta decay - loss of a high speed electron and anti-neutrino from a nucleus, gamma decay - loss of energy from a highly energetic nucleus, fission - separating a large nucleus into two smaller nuclei, fusion - joining two smaller nuclei to form one larger one,

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