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A technique in which a neutron, charged particle, or gamma photon is captured by a stable nuclide to produce a different, radioactive nu­clide which is then measured. The technique is specific, highly sensitive, and applicable to almost every element in the periodic table. In neutron activation analysis (NAA), the most widely used form of activation anal­ysis, the sample to be …

An analytical technique that can be used to detect most elements when present in a sample in milligram quantities (or less). In neutron activation analysis the sample is exposed to a flux of thermal neutrons in a nuclear reac­tor. Some of these neutrons are cap­tured by nuclides in the sample to form nuclides of the same atomic number but a …

Each atom is made up of an inner core called the nucleus.  – Most of the atom’s mass is located in the relatively small nucleus.  – The rest of the atom is comprised of a relatively large region outside the nucleus where the electrons are found. – The atom is made of 3 subatomic particles: Positively charged protons Neutral particles …