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====Ionising Potential====
: With a [[Electrical Charge|charge]] of 0 and almost no effect on the [[electron]]s [[Electron Orbital|orbiting]] [[Atomic Nucleus|nuclei]], '''[[neutron]]s''' are not directly [[Ionising Radiation|ionising]]. However, they can either [[Radioactive Decay|decay]] into a [[proton]] and a [[Beta Particle|beta particle]] releasing a [[gamma-ray]] or they can be captured by the [[nucleus]] of an [[atom]] causing that to release a [[gamma-ray]].
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| style="height:20px; width:600px; text-align:left;" |[[Neutron Radiation|Neutron radiation]] is referred to as indirectly [[Ionising Radiation|ionising]] because it does not affect the [[electron]]s [[Electron Orbital|orbiting]] an [[atom]] but it can cause the release of directly [[Ionising Radiation|ionising radiation]] in two ways:
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|[[File:NeutronIonise.png|center|600px]]
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| style="height:20px; width:600px; text-align:left;" |When an It can be [[Alpha ParticleAbsorb (Physics)|α-particleabsorbed]] interacts with an by a [[atomAtomic Nucleus|nucleus]] the making it [[Alpha ParticleUnstable Isotope|αunstable]] and causing it to release a [[gamma-particleray]].|[[File:NeutronPenetrationAir.png|center|600px]] | style="height:20px; width:600px; text-align:left;" |It can remove one or two [[electronRadioactive Decay|decay]] into a [[proton]]s to '''ionise''' the and a [[Beta Particle|beta particle]] releasing a [[atomgamma-ray]].
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