One formula for calculating the mass of this structure includes volume, surface, Coulomb, asymmetry, and pairing terms.
One formula for calculating the mass of this structure includes volume, surface, Coulomb, asymmetry, and pairing terms. That formula, which was developed by Weizsacker, was based on this structure's resemblance to a drop of liquid. This structure is especially stable if it contains a magic number of constituents, which are held together by the strong force. Four baryons are emitted from this structure during alpha decay, and it was discovered in the gold foil experiment. For 10 points, name this atomic structure composed of protons and neutrons.
One formula for calculating the mass of this structure includes volume, surface, Coulomb, asymmetry, and pairing terms.
atomic nucleus [prompt on "atom"]