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| a positively charged nucleus neutralized by negatively charged electrons revolving in orbits at varying distances from the nucleus |
| the time required for one half the atoms of a given amount of a radioactive substance to disintegrate |
| Joule effect | |
| —n | |
| 1. | See Joule's law Also called: Joule heating the production of heat as the result of a current flowing through a conductor |
| 2. | an increase in length of certain ferromagnetic materials when longitudinally magnetized |
| [C20: named after James Prescott | |