What is the difference between neutron and deuterium?
neutron | deuterium |
(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
(isotope) An isotope of hydrogen formed of one proton and one neutron in each atom - .
An atom of this isotope.
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
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Noun
(wikipedia neutron) (en noun)- Symbol: n
Hypernyms
* nucleonDerived terms
* neutron bombSee also
* electron * protonAnagrams
* English refractory feminine rhymes ----deuterium
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(wikipedia deuterium)Noun
(en noun)- Heavy water is “heavy” because it contains deuterium .
- There were about 80 deuteriums for every million protiums, and virtually no tritium.
Synonyms
* heavy hydrogen * D (chemical symbol)Hypernyms
* hydrogenCoordinate terms
* (isotopes of hydrogen) protium, tritium, quadriumDerived terms
* deuterium oxideSee also
* heavy waterReferences
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