Neglecting chemical potentials, the equilibrium abundance ratio is nn/np≃exp[−(mn−mp)c2/(kBT)]. Weak freeze-out fixes an approximate starting ratio, which is then reduced by free-neutron decay after freeze-out before most remaining neutrons bind into helium.
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