Assertion: neutron | /r/CapableOf | interact with nucleus
Facets:
value: with an odd number of neutrons
type: OTHER
value: by the nuclear force
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Since neutrons have no electric charge, they do not have to overcome this force to interact with nuclei.
text: Protons and neutrons are bound together to form a nucleus by the nuclear force.
text: When a neutron encounters a nucleus with an odd number of neutrons, the nuclear force is more attractive, because the additional neutron will make the number even.
text: Look up the binding energy of Al-27 (or look up its mass and subtract the mass of the 13 protons and 14 neutrons that comprise that nucleus).
text: Unlike an x-ray photon with a similar wavelength, which interacts with the electron cloud surrounding the nucleus, neutrons interact primarily with the nucleus itself, as described by Fermi's pseudopotential.
text: Noticing that other experiments with neutrons at his laboratory seemed to work better on a wooden table than a marble table, Fermi suspected that the protons of the wood were slowing the neutrons and so increasing the chance for the neutron to interact with nuclei.