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

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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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