Atom's Structure: Round or Complex?

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Why isn’t an atom’s nucleus round?

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Are the nuclei of atoms really round? Intuitively this shape makes sense and physicists believed it aptly explained early measurements of nuclear properties.

Since 1950s , targeted experiments have revealed a raft of nuclear shapes, from pears to M&Ms.

The more exotic pear-shaped nucleus is restricted to certain areas of the nuclear chart, particularly around radium.

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