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Scientists spot a new island of inversion in atomic nuclei

Physicists have found a new “island of inversion” in the nucleus of molybdenum-84, a perfectly balanced atom with equal ...
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A 'perfect' atom just shattered one of nuclear physics' biggest rules

Physicists working with molybdenum-84, a nucleus containing exactly 42 protons and 42 neutrons, have found that this ...