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Old 02-July-2009, 08:21 PM
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Originally Posted by robross View Post
I don't believe that photons interact with the nucleus; I think they only interact with the electrons around the nucleus.
That's quite true, though Wayne could counter that the behavior of the electrons is in turn controlled by the nucleus (essentially, its charge and the fact that it has a relatively high mass). If you build the nuclei, the electrons will come!
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