dogdidit
Posts: 315 Joined: Mar. 2008
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Quote (Louis @ Sep. 12 2008,03:10) | Quote (Henry J @ Sep. 12 2008,05:12) | Quote | The extra neutron is electrically neutral, and can interact with the electron cloud only weakly (literally), |
Is it that it interacts weakly with the electrons, or simply that it doubles the inertia of the atom it's in, making it more resistant to getting shoved around by outside forces? (Also heavier gravitationally, of course.)
Henry |
The second one.
Louis |
Ah, hadn't considered momentum. I heard hoofbeats and thought of zebras. Great discussion, Louis and BWE! Though it's more science than I can handle right now (7:30 am and in a seriously un-caffeinated state). I'll flatter myself by pretending I'll read up and understand it later.
BTW Henry J is right, we shouldn't be ignoring gravity; why, it's the strongest force in the universe doncha know! :p
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