核素

hésù
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 nuclide (physics: an atomic species defined by its number of protons and neutrons)

Examples

HSK 6
Tàn - shí sì shì yī zhǒng tiānrán cúnzài de hésù.
Carbon-14 is a naturally occurring nuclide.
HSK 7-9
Fàngshèxìng hésù bèi guǎngfàn yòngyú yīxué zhěnduàn.
Radioactive nuclides are widely used in medical diagnostics.

Tips

usage
Distinguish: 同位素 (isotope) = nuclides of the same element; 核素 (nuclide) = any specific proton/neutron combination. All isotopes are nuclides, but the terms are not interchangeable.

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