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neutron drip line

neutron drip line noun: the jagged line, on a chart showing the number of protons and neutrons of all known isotopes, beyond which neutron-rich nuclei are unstable and emit neutrons.

Noun

neutron drip line (plural neutron drip lines)

  1. The jagged line, on a chart showing the number of protons and neutrons of all known isotopes, beyond which neutron-rich nuclei are unstable and emit neutrons.

Forms of neutron drip line

pluralneutron drip lines

Questions about neutron drip line

What does neutron drip line mean?
Neutron drip line means the jagged line, on a chart showing the number of protons and neutrons of all known isotopes, beyond which neutron-rich nuclei are unstable and emit neutrons.
What part of speech is neutron drip line?
Neutron drip line is a noun.
What is the plural of neutron drip line?
The plural of neutron drip line is neutron drip lines.

Words near neutron drip line in the dictionary

  1. neutron bombs
  2. neutron capture
  3. neutron cross section
  4. neutron cross sections
  5. neutron diffraction
  6. neutron drip line
  7. neutron drip lines
  8. neutron emission
  9. neutron flux
  10. neutron fluxes
  11. neutron halo

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