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The difference is in the name; nuclear power plants produce electricity via a nuclear reaction producing head to turn a turbine, whereas coal fired power plants burn coal to produce the same efffect.

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Groups are organized by the number of electrons that are found in their outer shell

Nitrogen has an atomic mass of 14 and an atomic number of 7 so the number of neutrons must be

When one element changes into another the number of changes and the process is called

Critical mass depends on what

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