Neutron Definition

no͝otrŏn, nyo͝o-
neutrons
noun
An uncharged nucleon having a mass of c. 1.675×10-27 kg (c. 939.5729 MeV/c2, c. 1,839 times the mass of an electron): a free neutron, as in nuclear fission, has a half-life of c. 14.8 minutes, is readily absorbed by a nucleus, and decays into a proton, an electron, and a neutrino.
Webster's New World

(physics) A subatomic particle forming part of the nucleus of an atom and having no charge; it is a combination of an up quark and two down quarks.

Symbol: n.
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Noun

Singular:
neutron
Plural:
neutrons

Origin of Neutron

  • neutr(al) –on

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Neutron Sentence Examples

  • Early in 1932 James Chadwick discovered the neutron, a particle in the nuclei of most atoms.

  • Pulsars are neutron stars formed in the collapse of massive stars in supernova explosions.

  • This leaves the outer layers of the star unsupported, which now collapse and bounce on the dense, virtually incompressible neutron core.

  • The thermal neutron fluence rate can be measured at the customer?s premises using gold foils as the transfer standard.

  • Ordinary hydrogen has only one proton in the nucleus, while the isotope deuterium has one proton + one neutron.

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