neutron

Significat (Anglès)

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.

Conceptes

neutró

subatòmic

Sinònims

electron

subatomic

Traduccions

Neutron

neutron

neutrón

neutrone

nêutron

νετρόνιο

neutron

nötron

نيوترون

neutron

neutrão

neutron

النيوترون

نترون

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈn(j)uː.tɹɒn/

Etimologia (Anglès)

From neutral + -on; by surface analysis, neutr(o)- + -on. Coined by Scottish-Australian physicist William Sutherland in 1899 in a paper in the Philosophical Magazine. Subsequent usage was sporadic and theoretical, sometimes referring to neutrinos rather than neutrons, and the modern sense was reintroduced alongside proton by Ernest Rutherford in 1920.