: an uncharged elementary particle that has a mass nearly equal to that of the proton and is present in all known atomic nuclei except the hydrogen nucleus
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Isotopes are variants of a chemical element that have the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons in their nuclei.
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Jess Thomson, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
They are created when protons and neutrons collide, which generates particles known as pions that then decay into muons.
—IEEE Spectrum, 3 Dec. 2024
Protons and neutrons are composed of up and down quarks.
—Tom Siegfried, Discover Magazine, 29 Nov. 2024
These hydrogen isotopes will then combine through nuclear fusion, and in that process release neutrons.
—Chris Baraniuk, WIRED, 27 Nov. 2024
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Jess Thomson, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
They are created when protons and neutrons collide, which generates particles known as pions that then decay into muons.
—IEEE Spectrum, 3 Dec. 2024
Protons and neutrons are composed of up and down quarks.
—Tom Siegfried, Discover Magazine, 29 Nov. 2024
These hydrogen isotopes will then combine through nuclear fusion, and in that process release neutrons.
—Chris Baraniuk, WIRED, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Neutron.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/neutron. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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neutron
noun
neu·tron
ˈn(y)ü-ˌträn 
: an uncharged atomic particle that has a mass nearly equal to that of the proton and is present in all known atomic nuclei except the hydrogen nucleus
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neutron
noun
neu·tron
ˈn(y)ü-ˌträn
: an uncharged elementary particle that has a mass nearly equal to that of the proton and is present in all known atomic nuclei except the hydrogen nucleus
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