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the equivalent of an atom in which either the nucleus, or an electron, is replaced by some other subatomic particle
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Exotic atom — An exotic atom is an otherwise normal atom in which one or more sub atomic particles have been replaced by other particles of the same charge. For example, electrons may be replaced by other negatively charged particles such as muons (muonic… … Wikipedia
exotic atom — /əgzɒtɪk ˈætəm/ (say uhgzotik atuhm) noun an atom in which one or more particles have been replaced by different kinds of particles which have the same charge, as electrons replaced by muons or pions, all of which are negatively charged …
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Atom — Eine Illustration des Heliumatoms im Grundzustand, die den Atomkern (rosa) und die Aufenthaltswahrscheinlichkeit der Elektronen (schwarz) darstellt. Der Heliumkern (oben rechts) ist in Wirklichkeit kugelsymmetrisch; das ist bei manchen größeren… … Deutsch Wikipedia
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Hydrogen-like atom — A hydrogen like atom is an atom with one electron and thus is isoelectronic with hydrogen. Except for the hydrogen atom itself (which is neutral) these atoms carry the positive charge e(Z 1) , where Z is the atomic number of the atom. Examples of … Wikipedia
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