Assertion: neutron | /r/CapableOf | decay into proton
Facets:
value: decays within 15 minutes
type: TEMPORAL
value: outside of an atom
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Because the neutron is slightly heavier than the proton, roughly 1 part in 1000, the neutron is unstable, decaying into a proton, an electron, and an antineutrino with a characteristic lifetime of approximately 900 s.
text: In an atom, a proton can capture an electron to become a neutron In an atom, a neutron is mostly stable but may decay to a proton with the emission of an electron and a neutrino Outside of an atom, a free neutron decays within 15 minutes with the emission of an electron and a neutrino
text: Because the neutron is slightly heavier than the proton, roughly 1 part in 1000, the neutron is unstable, decaying into a proton, an electron, and an antineutrino with a characteristic lifetime of approximately 900 s.
text: The fact that neutrons decay into protons is a very, very important fact in the universe,” said Enrico Rinaldi, a special postdoctoral researcher at the RIKEN BNL Research Center at DOE’s Brookhaven National Laboratory, who was involved in developing simulations essential to the new calculation.
text: The fact that neutrons decay into protons is a very, very important fact in the universe.