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A neutron's "point" is to become a building block of an atom. The question may be "better" than it may first appear, because if a neutron is released from a nucleus during fission or radioactive decay, if it doesn't become absorbed by another nucleus, it will decay. It's half life is on the order of 886 seconds, or something a bit under 15 minutes. The neutron is an absolute necessity in atomic construction. No atomic nuclei with more than one proton can exist without a neutron or neutrons contributing to the mass deficit that creates the binding energy. (Protons don't like each other, remember? Right.) The neutron lives to be a part of an atomic nucleus. It doesn't last long when it's on its own.

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