I understand that free neutrons are unstable and decay within about 10

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Free neutrons are unstable and decay within about 10 minutes due to the weak nuclear force. Anti-neutrons are expected to behave similarly, decaying into an anti-proton, a positron, and a neutrino if they do not interact with matter. The discussion highlights that the chirality of matter and antimatter does not significantly alter this decay process. Therefore, anti-neutrons will exhibit the same decay characteristics as free neutrons in isolation. Understanding these behaviors is crucial for exploring the properties of antimatter.
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i understand that free neutrons are unstable and decay within about 10 mins, presumably because of the weak nuclear force
would anti neutrons theorectically behave in the same way, or would anitmatter-matter chirality impact at all?
 
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benmww said:
i understand that free neutrons are unstable and decay within about 10 mins, presumably because of the weak nuclear force
would anti neutrons theorectically behave in the same way, or would anitmatter-matter chirality impact at all?

Anti-neutrons will behave the same way provided they don't come into contact with ordinary matter. Of course, the decay products will be an anti-proton, a positron, and a neutrino, rather than a proton, an electron, and an antineutrino.
 

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