Input interpretation
insulators | neutron cross-section
Summary
median | 6.8 b highest | 760 b (boron) lowest | 0.52 b (sulfur)
Units
Ranked values
| | visual | ratios | 5 | sulfur | | 7×10^-4 | 1 4 | iodine | | 0.008 | 12 3 | bromine | | 0.009 | 13 2 | chlorine | | 0.046 | 68 1 | boron | | 1 | 1500
Neutron cross-section rankings
1 | sulfur | 0.52 b 2 | iodine | 6.2 b 3 | bromine | 6.8 b 4 | chlorine | 35.3 b 5 | boron | 760 b
Unit conversions for median neutron cross-section 6.8 b
680 fm^2 (square femtometers)
6.8×10^-28 m^2 (square meters)
Comparison for median neutron cross-section 6.8 b
≈ 7.4 × cross-sectional area of a uranium nucleus ( ≈ 9.2×10^-29 m^2 )