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proton
[ proh-ton ]
noun
- a positively charged elementary particle that is a fundamental constituent of all atomic nuclei. It is the lightest and most stable baryon, having a charge equal in magnitude to that of the electron, a spin of ½, and a mass of 1.673 × 10 -27 kg. : P
proton
/ ˈəʊɒ /
noun
- a stable, positively charged elementary particle, found in atomic nuclei in numbers equal to the atomic number of the element. It is a baryon with a charge of 1.602176462 × 10 –19coulomb, a rest mass of 1.672 62159 × 10 –27kilogram, and spin 1 2
proton
/ ō′ŏ′ /
- A stable subatomic particle in the baryon family having a mass of 1.672 × 10 -24 grams (1,836 times that of the electron) and a positive electric charge of approximately 1.602 × 10 -19 coulombs. Protons make up part of the nucleus of all atoms except hydrogen, whose nucleus consists of a single proton. In neutral atoms, the number of protons is the same as the number of electrons. In positively charged atoms, the number of protons is greater than the number of electrons, and in negatively charged atoms electrons outnumber protons. Protons are believed to be composed of two up quarks and one down quark.
- See Table at subatomic particle
proton
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yvlog History and Origins
yvlog History and Origins
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This is essentially a tension in the model where something doesn't add up when examining the nuclear force that binds together protons, neutrons and other particles.
Their approach uses quantum information science to map out how particle tracks streaming from electron-proton collisions are influenced by quantum entanglement inside the proton.
Finally elementary particles are protons, electrons, neutrons and all other particles that are smaller than an atom.
The hydrogen atom — one proton, one electron — loves to hook up with other elements.
Neutron stars get their name because they are thought to be composed almost entirely out of neutrons, the uncharged particles that, along with positively charged protons and negatively charged electrons, make up atoms.
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