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neutron drip line
English
Noun
neutron
drip
line
(
plural
neutron drip lines
)
(
physics
)
The jagged line, on a chart showing the number of
protons
and
neutrons
of all known
isotopes
, beyond which
neutron-rich
nuclei
are
unstable
and emit neutrons.
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