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atomic core

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atomic core [ə¦täm·ik ′kȯr]
(atomic physics)
An atom stripped of its valence electrons, so that its remaining electrons are all in closed shells.


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1979: There was a radiation leak alert at Three Mile Island nuclear station, near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, when the atomic core began to melt down.
1979: There was a radiation leak alert at Three Mile Island nuclear station, near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, when the atomic core began to melt down.
1979 There was a radiation leak alert at Three Mile Island nuclear station, near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, when the atomic core began to melt down.
 
 
 
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