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the neutron does not interact with other particles via the electromagnetic force. Particles with this property are deemed neutral, they are neither positive or negative.
Neutrons, according to the Standard Model, are composed of 2 down quarks and one up quark. A down quark has an electric charge of -1/3 while an up quark has a charge of +2/3. In a neutron, these charges add up to zero which means it is a neutral particle.

2006-11-21 15:36:07 · answer #1 · answered by Greg G 5 · 0 0

A neutron is considered neutral because it doesn't react to neither an electric nor magnetic field. (protons and electrons are affected by such fields). As far as scientists know, neutrons might actually be composed of charged particles that give the mass a net 0 charge.

2006-11-21 23:35:09 · answer #2 · answered by SilverRAM 3 · 1 0

As mentioned by Blue..a Neutron is composed of 1 Up Quark and 2 Down Quarks.

What wasn't mentioned is that the Quarks have 2 types of Charges
(1.) They have Fractional Electric Charges. The Up Quark as a +2/3 Electric Charge, the 2 Down Quarks each have a -1/3 Electric Charge
So...from an Electric Charge point of view: +2/3 + (-1/3) + (-1/3) = 0 And the Neutron is has zero net electrical charge.

(2.) Quarks have another type of charge called "Color"...Red, Blue, Yellow...
Charge is conserved...therefore 1 quark is "Red", 1 quark is "Blue" and 1 Quark is "Yellow"

Red + Blue + Yellow = White (or no color).

There is also an Anti Red, Anti Blue and Anti Yellow...but you don't have to worry about that with Neutrons and Protons....

2006-11-22 00:39:02 · answer #3 · answered by bostonterrier_97 1 · 0 0

Charge is a fundamental quantity, like mass. Just as the fundamental particles have an intrinsic mass, they also have an instrinsic charge.

But taking it one step backward, neutrons are actually made of 3, even more fundamental particles: 1 up quark and 2 down quarks. It is this unique combination that gives the neutron a net charge of zero (net charge of 0 = neutral).

Similarly, a proton is made of 3 particles: 2 up quarks and 1 down quark. Again, THIS unique combination gives a net charge of +e.

An electron is not made of any other particles; it is itself a fundamental particle.

2006-11-21 23:39:35 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

If you leave a neutron alone it will eventually decay to a proton and an electron. When it is a neutron it is not positively or negatively charge (electrically that is ).That is why it is considered neutral.

With the other particles, you can run them through a field of positively and negatively charged plates and the protons will curve one way and the neutrons another.

The neutron will go straight and not curve one way or another.

2006-11-21 23:39:10 · answer #5 · answered by eric l 6 · 0 0

A neutron is considered neutral because it doesn't react to neither an electric nor magnetic field. (protons and electrons are affected by such fields)

2006-11-22 02:02:53 · answer #6 · answered by deepak4u_52 1 · 0 0

This is by definition. The name is given based upon the properties and not vice versa.

After all scientists are relatively smart people, have knowledge of more than one language and come from many parts of the world.

2006-11-22 13:36:08 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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