It is like that, except most nails are steel or stainless steel, slowing to rusting process to about 5 years.
In an alpha decay, an atom emits an alpha particle. An alpha particle consists of 2 protons and 2 neutrons: this means that during this kind of decay, the original atom loses 2 protons and 2 neutrons from its nucleus.
This also means that the atomic number Z of the element (the atomic number is the number of protons in the nucleus) decreases by 2 units in the process, while the mass number A (the mass number is the sum of the number of protons and neutrons) decreases by 4 units.
1 newton is the force needed to accelerate 1 kilogram of mass
at the rate of 1 meter per second² .
1 N = 1 kg-m/s² .
It's a force equal to roughly 3.6 ounces.
All compounds are molecules but not all molecules are compounds. A molecule is two atoms joined together. A compound is two different atoms joined together.
