What is a nucleus?
And how it works
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A nucleus is a membrane-bound organelle that contains the cell's chromosomes. Pores in the nuclear membrane allow for the passage of molecules in and out of the nucleus
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- The atomic nucleus is a tiny, compact area at the center of an atom that was identified in 1911 by Ernest Rutherford based on the Geiger–Marsden gold foil experiment of 1909.
- Soon after the neutron was discovered in 1932, Dmitri Ivanenko and Werner Heisenberg constructed models for a nucleus made up of protons and neutrons.
- An atom is made up of a positively charged nucleus surrounded by a cloud of negatively charged electrons held together by electrostatic force.
- The nucleus contains almost all of an atom's mass, with just a minor contribution from the electron cloud.
- The nuclear force brings protons and neutrons together to create a nucleus.
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