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The Table of Nuclides
Denition of NUCLIDE
: a species of atom characterized by the constitution of its
nucleus and hence by the number of protons, the number of
neutrons, and the energy content
A table of nuclides or chart of nuclides is a two-dimensional graph in which x-
axis represents the number of neutrons and the y-axis represents the number of
protons in an atomic nucleus.
Each point plotted on the graph thus represents the nuclide of a real or hypothetical
chemical element.
This system of ordering nuclides can offer a better insight into the characteristics
of isotopes than the periodic table, which shows only elements instead of each of
their isotopes.
A portion of the table representing light elements is shown below.
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A portion of the table relevant to nuclear medicine is shown below.
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