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delayed neutrons

delayed neutrons is the plural of delayed neutron.

Meaning of delayed neutron

Noun

delayed neutron (plural delayed neutrons)

  1. (nuclear physics) A neutron produced by nuclear fission which is emitted upon the radioactive decay of a fission product nucleus sometime later, rather than at the time of the fission itself. Less than 2% of fission neutrons are delayed neutrons (the exact proportion depends on the nuclide being fissioned).

Questions about delayed neutrons

What is delayed neutrons the plural of?
Delayed neutrons is the plural of delayed neutron.

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