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Meaning of delayed neutron | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

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A neutron produced by nuclear fission which is emitted upon the radioactive decay of a fission product nucleus sometime later, rather than at the time of the fission itself. Less than 2% of fission neutrons are delayed neutrons (the exact proportion depends on the nuclide being fissioned).

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B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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