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Record 1 - external organization data 2010-02-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atomic Physics
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
CONT

Protons and electrons have the additional property of electric charge. The protons have a positive charge and the electrons have an equal but opposite negative charge. In a normal atom the number of protons is equal to the number of electrons and the atom as a whole is neutral. The number of protons determines to which element an atom belongs.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique atomique
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
CONT

La plupart des rayonnements ionisants sont émis lorsque la structure des électrons, des neutrons et des protons d'un atome se fractionne. Cela peut se produire lorsque certains rayonnements ionisants se heurtent à un atome normal ou lorsqu'un atome instable, appelé «radio-isotope», se désintègre ou se fractionne de lui-même.

Spanish

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