Robert Seeberger wrote: > > Say......wouldn't a neutron star pretty much be like a gigantic atom? > (Minus protons of course) > With an electron shell? > A neutron star _is_ a gigantic atom, with a core of neutrons that don't collapse more because they must obey the same exclusion principle that creates shells of barions in the nuclei of "normal" atoms with an external layer of protons and - maybe - electrons. Ok, maybe it's not a gigantic atom: it's a gigantic ion, surrounded by atoms and electrons.
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