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Parent topics

• Chemical element [r]: Add brief definition or description
  • Isotope [r]: An atom of a chemical element with a specific number of neutrons and hence a specific nuclear mass, such as carbon-14 (¹⁴C). ^[e]

Subtopics

• Nuclear engineering [r]: The field of engineering whose main focus is to use the energy provided by nuclear fission or fusion for practical purposes. ^[e]
• Nuclear weapon [r]: A weapon that produces extremely powerful explosions from principles involving subatomic particle reactions, rather than the chemical reactions among atoms that power conventional explosives ^[e]
  • Fission device [r]: An assembly of components, not necessarily in a form usable as a weapon, which will produce a large energy release through nuclear fission ^[e]