Definition
Tiny particles found in the nucleus of an atom that have no electric charge, unlike protons and electrons.
Etymology
From Latin 'neuter' (neither), named in 1932 by physicist James Chadwick. The name reflects that neutrons are electrically neutral, unlike the positively charged proton and negatively charged electron.
Kelly Says
Neutrons are the great peacekeepers of atoms—they don't have a charge, so they just sit in the nucleus between feuding protons that would otherwise push each other away, and different numbers of neutrons create different versions of the same element!
Translations
ARالعربية
نيوترونات
nīyūtrūnāt
CACatalà
neutrons
nɛwˈtrons
CSČeština
neutrony
nɛu.trɔnɪ
DADansk
neutroner
noʊtˢroːnɔr
DEDeutsch
Neutronen
noʏˈtʁoːnən
ELΕλληνικά
νεύτρωνα
nɛvˈtrona
ESEspañol
neutrones
neʊˈtɾones
FISuomi
neutronit
neu.tro.nit
FRFrançais
neutrons
nø.tʁɔ̃
HEעברית
ניוטרונים
nɔjˈtru.nim
HIहिन्दी
न्यूट्रॉन
nyūṭrōṇ
HUMagyar
neutronok
nɛu.tronok
IDBahasa Indonesia
neutron
neʊˈtɾɔn
ITItaliano
neutroni
neʊˈtroːni
MSBahasa Melayu
neutron
neʊˈtɾɔn
MYမြန်မာ
နျူးထရွန်
nyuʔ.tʰɔ̀n
NLNederlands
neutronen
nyːtʁoːnən
NONorsk
nøytroner
nøʏtɾoːnər
PLPolski
neutrony
nɛuˈtrɔnɨ
PTPortuguês
nêutrons
neʊˈtɾõjs
RORomână
neutroni
neu.tro.ni
RUРусский
нейтроны
nʲɪjˈtrɔnɨ
SVSvenska
neutroner
nøtʁoːnɛr
SWKiswahili
neutroni
neʊˈtɾoː.ni
TAதமிழ்
நியூட்ரான்கள்
niyūṭrāṉkaḷ
TEతెలుగు
న్యూట్రాన్లు
nyūṭrānlū
TRTürkçe
nötronlar
nœtˈɾon.lar
UKУкраїнська
нейтрони
nʲɪjˈtrɔnɪ
VITiếng Việt
neutron
neʊˈtɾɔn