Definitions for nucleon
ˈnu kliˌɒn, ˈnyu-nu·cle·on

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1. nucleonnoun

   a constituent (proton or neutron) of an atomic nucleus

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1. nucleonnoun

   A neutron or proton, when contained within an atomic nucleus.

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1. nucleonnoun

   One of the subatomic particles of the atomic nucleus, i.e. a proton or a neutron.

2. Etymology: From nucleus.

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1. nucleon

   A nucleon is a collective term for the particles (protons or neutrons) that are found in the nucleus of an atom.

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1. Nucleon

   In chemistry and physics, a nucleon is one of the particles that makes up the atomic nucleus. Each atomic nucleus consists of one or more nucleons, and each atom in turn consists of a cluster of nucleons surrounded by one or more electrons. There are two known kinds of nucleon: the neutron and the proton. The mass number of a given atomic isotope is identical to its number of nucleons. Thus the term nucleon number may be used in place of the more common terms mass number or atomic mass number. Until the 1960s, nucleons were thought to be elementary particles, each of which would not then have been made up of smaller parts. Now they are known to be composite particles, made of three quarks bound together by the so-called strong interaction. The interaction between two or more nucleons is called internucleon interactions or nuclear force, which is also ultimately caused by the strong interaction. Nucleons sit at the boundary where particle physics and nuclear physics overlap. Particle physics, particularly quantum chromodynamics, provides the fundamental equations that explain the properties of quarks and of the strong interaction. These equations explain quantitatively how quarks can bind together into protons and neutrons. However, when multiple nucleons are assembled into an atomic nucleus, these fundamental equations become too difficult to solve directly. Instead, nuclides are studied within nuclear physics, which studies nucleons and their interactions by approximations and models, such as the nuclear shell model. These models can successfully explain nuclide properties, for example, whether or not a certain nuclide undergoes radioactive decay.¹

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1. • Baryon
   • Nucleus

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of nucleon in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of nucleon in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=nucleon
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=nucleon
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Nucleon
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=nucleon