The neutron
By: Fred Bortz.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: The library of subatomic particles
Publisher: Rosen Pub. Group
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 64
Subjects: Neutrons -- Juvenile literature.; Particles (Nuclear physics) -- Juvenile literature.
Genres: Juvenile literature.
Description: A look into the discovery of the neutron, which completed our picture of the structure of the atom and enabled us to explain the existence of isotopes and understand how nuclear fission occurs.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The atomic nature of matter; title: Particles inside the atom; title: The nucleus, neutrons, and nuclear forces; title: Neutrons and nuclear fission.