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Bohr atomic model

Physics; General physics

A model for the atom developed in 1913 by Niels Bohr. According to this model, the electrons orbiting a nucleus can only orbit at certain particular radii. Excited electrons may jump to a more ...

Beta decay

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A form of radioactive decay where a heavy element ejects a beta particle and a neutrino, becoming a lighter element in the process.

Beta particle

Physics; General physics

A particle, , identical to an electron. Beta particles are ejected from an atom in the process of beta decay.

Boyle’s Law

Physics; General physics

For a gas held at a constant temperature, pressure and volume are inversely proportional.

Charles’s Law

Physics; General physics

For a gas held at constant pressure, temperature and volume are directly proportional.

crystal lattice

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A structure of solid consisting of regular arrangment of atoms.

conserved properties

Physics; General physics

A property that is the same before and after an interaction.

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