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Neutron A neutron is a nucleon which, with protons, forms the ...	Newton The newton is the legal (SI) unit of force (symbol: ...
Newtonian mechanics Newtonian mechanics are the foundation of classical ...	NMR Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) is based on the measurement ...
Non-spectral colour A non-spectral colour is a colour that is not in the ...	Nonlinear crystal A nonlinear crystal is one which has a nonlinear ...
Nuclear fission Nuclear fission is the splitting of an unstable nucleus into ...	Nuclear fusion In nuclear fusion, two or more light atomic nuclei come ...
Nuclear moderator In a nuclear reactor, the moderator slows down the neutrons ...	Nuclear reaction A nuclear reaction is a phenomenon in which atomic nuclei ...
Nucleon A nucleon is a baryon. Nucleons are one of the constituents ...	Nucleosynthesis Nucleosynthesis is the creation of new elements by nuclear ...
Ohm The ohm is the unit of electrical resistance (symbol: W ...	Optical activity Optical activity is a property of certain molecules in ...
Orbital An orbital is a mathematical function representing the ...	Oscillograph An oscillograph is device for studying the variations with ...
PALM/STORM microscopy The SIM, or super-high resolution microscope is a new ...	Palomares nuclear incident In 1966 two American aircraft collided during in-flight ...
Paramagnetic A paramagnetic substance is one that becomes magnetised in ...	Paramagnetism Physics: paramagnetism is the property of substances that ...