odd-even effect
physics
Learn about this topic in these articles:
elemental and isotopic abundances
- In isotope: Elemental and isotopic abundances
…with odd ones (the so-called odd-even effect). Out of the almost 300 stable nuclides known, only five have odd numbers of both protons and neutrons; more than half have even values of Z and N. Fourth, among the isotopes with even Z and N certain species stand out by virtue…
Read More
induced fission
- In nuclear fission: Induced fission
…to the factors considered above—the odd–even character of the nucleus. Thus, if a neutron is added to a nucleus having an odd number of neutrons, an even number of neutrons will result, and the binding energy will be greater than for the addition of a neutron that makes the total…
Read More