Nuclear reaction definition

Nuclear reaction

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WordNet

(1) (physics) a process that alters the energy or structure or composition of atomic nuclei

WiktionaryText

a process such as the fission of an atomic nucleus, or the fusion of one or more atomic nuclei and / or subatomic particles in which the number of protons and / or neutrons in a nucleus changes; the reaction products may contain a different element or a different isotope of the same element