Inside the AtomDiscusses in detail the structure and behavior of the atom and its present and future uses, especially in light of the world's energy crisis. |
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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS | 7 |
ATOMIC CONTENTS | 13 |
ATOMIC ARRANGEMENTS | 33 |
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36 neutrons absorbed alpha particles American physicist anti-proton atomic bomb atomic nucleus atomic number beta particles billiard ball billion bombarded break cadmium called carbon cathode chain reaction charged particles chemical chemist coal collide converted copper atom cosmic rays Curie detected deuterium discovered earth electric charge electric current electron-volts element energetic exactly exist explosion fast neutrons fission formed gamma rays gold H-bombs half-life helium helium-4 hydrogen-2 instance ions kinds of atoms magnetic mass number Mass-Energy Diagram massive matter metal molecules moving negative charge neon neutrinos nitrogen nitrogen-14 Nobel Prize nuclear reactions number of neutrons number of protons object ordinary ounce oxygen phosphorus-30 piece of uranium positive charge positron potassium-40 pound produced protons protons and neutrons quantities radiation radioactive isotopes radium reactors received a Nobel result rods scientists speed stable isotopes sub-atomic particles substance Suppose thing thorium trons uncharged uranium uranium atoms uranium-235 nucleus x-rays