If you had a neutron outside of an atomic nucleus, just by itself, what would ha

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If you had a neutron outside of an atomic nucleus, just by itself, what would happen? Pick those that apply.

The weak interaction causes it to change into particles with lower mass

Turn into a positron-electron pair

It would decay into a proton, an electron, and an anti-neutrino

Nothing, it is one of the stable fundamental particles

The weak interaction causes it to change into particles with lower mass

Turn into a positron-electron pair

It would decay into a proton, an electron, and an anti-neutrino

Nothing, it is one of the stable fundamental particles

Explanation / Answer

Nothing, it is one of the stable fundamental particles

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