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What is the difference between neutron and deuterium?

neutron | deuterium |

As nouns the difference between neutron and deuterium

is that neutron is (particle) 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 while deuterium is (isotope) an isotope of hydrogen formed of one proton and one neutron in each atom -.

neutron

English

Noun

(wikipedia neutron) (en noun)
  • (particle) 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
  • Symbol: n

    Hypernyms

    * nucleon

    Derived terms

    * neutron bomb

    See also

    * electron * proton

    deuterium

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (isotope) An isotope of hydrogen formed of one proton and one neutron in each atom - .
  • Heavy water is “heavy” because it contains deuterium .
  • An atom of this isotope.
  • There were about 80 deuteriums for every million protiums, and virtually no tritium.

    Synonyms

    * heavy hydrogen * D (chemical symbol)

    Hypernyms

    * hydrogen

    Coordinate terms

    * (isotopes of hydrogen) protium, tritium, quadrium

    Derived terms

    * deuterium oxide

    See also

    * heavy water

    References

    * Elementymology ----