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A magic number in nuclear physics means the number of nucleons (neutrons and protons) that can form a complete shell within the nucleus. Its very similar in concept to the electron shell configurations that form noble gases. As of 2007, the currently accepted list is 2, 8, 20, 28, 50, 82, and 126, for the nucleus. For the electron shell, the current list is 2, 10, 18, 36, 54, and 86.
Some nuclides are double-magic, in that the number of protons and neutrons are both magic, such as helium-4, oxygen-16, calcium-40, calcium-48, nickel-48, and lead-208. These are particularly stable. Amongst the unstable nuclides, tin-100, and tin-132, along with the recent (2006) discovery of hassium-270, seem to represent endpoints of the stability chain.
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