zhōng

technical
noun
common

Meaning of 中子

中子 means neutron; a subatomic particle in the atomic nucleus with no electric charge and a mass approximately equal to that of a proton. Pronounced zhōng zǐ.

  • neutron; a subatomic particle in the atomic nucleus with no electric charge and a mass approximately equal to that of a proton

Definitions & Examples

Zhōng
shì
gòu
chéng
yuán
de
běn
zhī
 

The neutron is one of the fundamental particles that constitute the atomic nucleus.

xué
jiā
yòng
zhōng
hōng
yóu
yuán
 
yǐn
le
liè
biàn
 

Scientists bombarded uranium nuclei with neutrons, triggering nuclear fission.

Dāng
zhì
liàng
héng
xīng
wáng
shí
 
néng
huì
tān
suō
chéng
zhōng
xīng
 

When a massive star dies, it may collapse into a neutron star.

Zhì
zhōng
gòng
tóng
gòu
chéng
le
yuán
 
ér
diàn
zài
wài
yùn
xíng
 

Protons and neutrons together constitute the atomic nucleus, while electrons orbit outside the nucleus.

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