neutron; electrically neutral subatomic particle
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neutron; a subatomic particle in the atomic nucleus with no electric charge and a mass approximately equal to that of a proton
technicalPhysics terminology. Free neutrons can penetrate atomic nuclei and induce nuclear fission or other nuclear reactions.
Zhōng中
zǐ子
shì是
gòu构
chéng成
yuán原
zǐ子
hé核
de的
jī基
běn本
lì粒
zǐ子
zhī之
yī一
。
The neutron is one of the fundamental particles that constitute the atomic nucleus.
Kē科
xué学
jiā家
yòng用
zhōng中
zǐ子
hōng轰
jī击
yóu铀
yuán原
zǐ子
hé核
，
yǐn引
fā发
le了
hé核
liè裂
biàn变
。
Scientists bombarded uranium nuclei with neutrons, triggering nuclear fission.
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Dāng当
dà大
zhì质
liàng量
héng恒
xīng星
sǐ死
wáng亡
shí时
，
kě可
néng能
huì会
tān坍
suō缩
chéng成
yī一
kē颗
zhōng中
zǐ子
xīng星
。
When a massive star dies, it may collapse into a neutron star.
Zhì质
zǐ子
hé和
zhōng中
zǐ子
gòng共
tóng同
gòu构
chéng成
le了
yuán原
zǐ子
hé核
，
ér而
diàn电
zǐ子
zài在
hé核
wài外
yùn运
xíng行
。
Protons and neutrons together constitute the atomic nucleus, while electrons orbit outside the nucleus.