Nuclear Physics terms starting with P

4 terms

1. Parent A radionuclide that decays to another nuclide which may be either radioactive or stable.
2. Photon A photon is both a wave and a particle. A beam of light is composed of these particles.
3. Probability The chance that an event occurs. It is usually expressed as a percent. Zero percent denotes impossibility, while 100% denotes certainty.
4. Proton A small, positively charged particle of matter found in the atoms of all elements.