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Free stray neutrons possess severe structural instability

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While heavily bound neutrons are perfectly stable locked tightly inside an atomic nucleus, they experience severe structural separation anxiety entirely alone. A solitary isolated neutron physically falls apart violently into a proton and a stray electron when completely separated from a stable core.

Free stray neutrons possess severe structural instability
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