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Atomic Number and Mass Number of Elements: Atoms are the building blocks of matter. They are responsible for the format of all living and non-living things. Understanding their molecular structure and ...

A new theory-based approach provides access to the minute transverse motion of quarks within protons. Nuclear physicists have developed a new theoretical framework that allows them to calculate a ...