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Hotdropper t1_jc0rs2a wrote

Reply to comment by Sable-Keech in As they still have a neutral charge, can antineutrons replace neutrons in a regular atom? by Oheligud

Quantum chromodynamics is the answer here, I believe.

Essentially, the proton and neutron in a hydrogen atom (or any atom) aren’t static.

They are constantly swapping roles back and forth, the proton losing some energy and turning into a neutron, and the neutron then picking up that shed energy and turning into a proton.

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