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Chapter 7.5 Nuclear reactions (Radioactivity and Nuclear Physics)
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When two nuclei come close together, or else a nucleus of an atom and a subatomic particle (such as a proton, neutron, or high energy electron) from outside the atom, collide, a nuclear reaction can occur to produce one or more nuclides that are different from the nuclide(s) that began the process. Therefore, nuclear reaction is a process in which the structure and energy content of an atomic nucleus are changed by interaction with another nucleus or particle
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