neutron

Betekenis (Engels)

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.

Concepten

neutron

subatomair

Synoniemen

electron

subatomic

Vertalingen

Neutron

neutron

neutrón

neutrone

nêutron

neutró

νετρόνιο

nötron

نيوترون

neutron

neutrão

neutron

النيوترون

نترون

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈn(j)uː.tɹɒn/

Etymologie (Engels)

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.