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Neutron vs Radioactivity - What's the difference?

neutron | radioactivity |

As nouns the difference between neutron and radioactivity

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 radioactivity is spontaneous emission of ionizing radiation as a consequence of a nuclear reaction, or directly from the breakdown of an unstable nucleus.

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

    radioactivity

    English

    Noun

    (radioactivities)
  • Spontaneous emission of ionizing radiation as a consequence of a nuclear reaction, or directly from the breakdown of an unstable nucleus.
  • The radiation so emitted; including gamma rays, alpha particles, neutrons, electrons, positrons, etc.
  • See also

    * half-life