Key term for AQA GCSE Physics, used in Nuclear Fission and Fusion.
The single, larger nucleus (such as helium) formed when two light nuclei fuse together.
Heavier nucleus appears in AQA GCSE Physics revision content for Atomic structure, especially Nuclear Fission and Fusion and Nuclear fusion.
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