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What is the difference between a neutron a electron a proton and a nucleus?
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∙ 12y ago
The nucleus is the cental part of atoms. It is so small, that the dimension of nucleus is like 1/ 1.000.000.000.000.000 m. Nucleus is form by the protons and the neutrons. Proton have positive electrical charge. Neutron don`t have elctrical charge. All protons and all neutrons form together the nucleus. Because of this, the nucleus are positive electrical charge. Each atomic element have a specific numbers of protons. This is deffinitory for atomic behavior, the number of protons. For example hidrogen have only one proton. But, the same atomic species can have many neutrons, and this different forms, with the same protons, but with different numbers of neutrons are called isotope, and are very important for radiation physics. For example, the hidrogen have three isotopes : hidrogen (nucleus have only one proton), deuterium (1 proton and 1 neutron) and trithium (1 proton, 2 neutrons) (this is beta- radioactive). Electrons are the negative electrical part, outside of nucleus, smaller then protons and neutrons. All the electrons orbits around the nucleus, and this orbits are at like 1/ 10.000.000.000 m. Electrons are not a part of nucleus. In physics we know some strage behavior, when some electrons (called Auger electrons ) comes from nucleus, but this is other part of story, and the answers we will can find in nuclear physics and particles interactions science.
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∙ 15y agoProtons are positively charged, but neutrons don't have a charge, so they are neutral particles
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∙ 15y agoA proton is positively charged; a neutron has no charge and an electron is negatively charged, that is why it is attracted to the atom, which consists of protons.
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What are the subparticles of an atom?
proton, neutron, electron- in the nucleus
How are an atoms nucleus and its electron cloud different?
An atoms nucleus contains the proton and neutron while the electron cloud contains its electrons
Which of the following is not found in the nucleus of a atom?
Electrons are not components of the atomic nucleus.
What is the difference between Thomsons atomic model and Rutherfords atomic model?
Thomson's model was the "Plum Pudding model" because it had electrons "floating" around in the ball, but Rutherford's model shows the electron shells, the nucleus, and the molecular particles: neutron, proton, and electron. Hope this helps!
When a neutron decays what does it form?
Outside the nucleus, free neutrons are unstable and have a mean lifetime of 885.7±0.8 s (about 15 minutes), decaying by emission of a negative electron and antineutrino to become a proton: : n0 → p+ + e− + νe
What is the difference between the three subatomic particles?
The main differences are proton and neutron are in the nucleus, electrons are outside of the nucleus. The weight of an electron is between a hundred and a thousand times less of that of a proton and neutron and the charge on a proton is positive, neutron is neutral and electron is negative
What is the difference between a proton an electron and a neutron and where can they be found?
a proton is a positively charged particle that is found in the nucleus of an atom, a neutron is a particle that has no charge and is also found in the nucleus of an atom, an electron is a negatively charged atom that is constantly circling the nucleus of an atom.
What is the difference between a neutron a proton and a electron?
A nuetron has no charge and resides in the nucleus of an atom along with protons that have a positive charge. Electrons have a negative charge and are in the electron shells around the nucleus.
How many particles do the atom have?
5, electron, proton, neutron, nucleus, and electron cloud.
What is the difference between an electron and a neutron?
An electron has a mass of 1/1840 of an atomic mass unit, carries a charge of -1 and is found in one of a series of energy levels outside the nucleus of an atom. A neutron has a mass of 1 a.m.u., carries no charge and is found in the nucleus of atoms.
What is the lightest proton neutron electron or nucleus?
Electron is the lightest.
What heappens to an atom that experiences radioactive decay?
Electron capture is the absorption of an electron by an atomic nucleus if that nucleus is neutron poor. An electron is captured, usually from an inner electron shell of that atom, and it will convert a proton in the nucleus into a neutron. We know that a neutron is converted into a proton and an electron in neutron decay, so it might be looked at as something of an opposite nuclear reaction where a proton and an electron combine to form a neutron.
What is the difference between neutron and a electorns?
The difference between neutron are neutral, and electrons have a negative change too them. Neutron is a neutral particle that exists in the nucleus of an atom. The year when the neutron was founded was 1932.
What subatomic particles is neutral nucleus proton neutron electron?
neutron
What particle is not located in the nucleus proton electron neutron quark?
The electron.
What are the subparticles of an atom?
proton, neutron, electron- in the nucleus
What is the difference between lithium -6 and lithium -7?
one neutron in the nucleus.
