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neutron  

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  • The neutron is an electrically neutral subatomic particle that, together with the proton, is found in the nucleus of atoms. It has a mass of 939.6 MeV – 1838.65 times that of the electron and marginally more than the mass of the proton. (Encyclopedia of Science, by David Darling, https://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/N/neutron.html)

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