Some Obscurish facts
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Neutrons are not stable outside of the nucleus of an atom. On their own, neutrons have a half-life of just over 14 minutes - i.e., after 14 minutes, half of a given sample of neutrons will have 'decayed' (split up) into protons and other particles, and after 28 minutes only a quarter of free neutrons (neutrons not connected with a nuleus) will remain.
Neutrons are not stable outside of the nucleus of an atom. On their own, neutrons have a half-life of just over 14 minutes - i.e., after 14 minutes, half of a given sample of neutrons will have 'decayed' (split up) into protons and other particles, and after 28 minutes only a quarter of free neutrons (neutrons not connected with a nuleus) will remain.