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Making Sense of Atom
Discovering Design with Chemistry chapter 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Radioactive decay | The spontaneous breakdown of an atom's nucleus, which often changes the element to which the atom belongs |
| Physical constant | A quantity in nature that never changes |
| Ground state | The lowest energy state of a particle |
| Spectroscopy | Identifying chemicals by studying the light they emit or absorb |