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boron-10

boron-10 noun: a stable isotope, 105B, having five protons and five neutrons, that makes up about 20% of natural boron; it is a good absorber of slow neutrons and is used as a radiation shield in Geiger counters.

Noun

boron-10 (uncountable)

  1. A stable isotope, 105B, having five protons and five neutrons, that makes up about 20% of natural boron; it is a good absorber of slow neutrons and is used as a radiation shield in Geiger counters

Questions about boron-10

What does boron-10 mean?
Boron-10 means a stable isotope, 105B, having five protons and five neutrons, that makes up about 20% of natural boron; it is a good absorber of slow neutrons and is used as a radiation shield in Geiger counters.
What part of speech is boron-10?
Boron-10 is a noun.

Words near boron-10 in the dictionary

  1. boron tribromide
  2. boron trichloride
  3. boron trifluoride
  4. boron triiodide
  5. boron trioxide
  6. boron-10
  7. boron-11
  8. boronate
  9. boronated
  10. boronates
  11. boronation

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