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Isometric? Like, is the nucleus gaining a virtual proton or something?
by phendrenad2 3y ago
Isometric? Like, is the nucleus gaining a virtual proton or something?
- nullc 3y agoNucleons occupy orbital energy states like electrons. The application of energy can shift the state of the nucleus, and some of these alternative states are relatively stable. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_shell_model https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_shell_model
- pfdietz 3y agoThe correct word is "isomeric", as in the state of a nuclear isomer.