AQA GCSE Physics · 8463
Specification 4.4.2.2 · Paper 1
Revise: Nuclear equationsA nuclear equation places the original nucleus on the left of an arrow and the products on the right.
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GCSE Physics · key term
An equation that represents a change in an atomic nucleus, with mass numbers and atomic numbers balanced on both sides.
Used by AQA, Edexcel and OCR
Specification 4.4.2.2 · Paper 1
Revise: Nuclear equationsA nuclear equation places the original nucleus on the left of an arrow and the products on the right.
Specification 6.22 · Paper 1
An equation using nuclide and particle symbols to represent a change involving an atomic nucleus.
Revise: Balancing Nuclear EquationsA nuclear equation records a change in a nucleus.
Specification P6.1g · Paper 2 (Foundation), Paper 4 (Higher)
A symbolic statement of a nuclear change in which mass number and charge balance on the two sides.
If asked to complete an AQA nuclear equation, only the mass and atomic numbers need balancing; identifying a daughter element from the decay is not required.
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