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The difference between a proton and a positron is threefold. First, the proton is much more massive (a bit over 1800 times) than a positron. Second, the positron is an elementary particle (though it is antimatter), while the proton is made up of three elementary particles called quarks (two up quarks and one downquark). Third, the positron is antimatter while the proton is "regular" matter. Protons are stable particles (they are hydrogen-1 nuclei), and positrons are produced in positron emission (a type of radioactive decay) or in pair production (where a high energy gamma ray "splits" into an electron and a positron when passing near an atomic nucleus). After a positron appears, it will eventually (and in a relatively short period) combine with an electron in an even called mutual annihilation, and both particles will be converted into energy.
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AnswerA proton is a particle found in the nucleus. It has a positive charge of +1. (Depending on how versed you are, this is equivalent to + 1.60 x 10-19 C of charge). The proton actually is comprised of three smaller subatomic particles called quarks, two up quarks (+2/3) and one down quark (- 1/3). The electron on the other hand is a fundamental particle in that it is not made up of anything smaller (that we know of yet). It has a -1 charge (again - 1.60 x 10-19 C). A positron, however, is antimatter. It is the antimatter of an electron. For intents and purposes it is an electron with a positive charge. If an electron and a positron should interact, they would annihilate one another.
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∙ 12y agoA proton has a positive charge, an anti-proton has a negative charge. They also have opposite spin.
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The particle that most resembles the proton?
antiproton
What is the difference between H plus and protons?
None. Ahydrogen atom is a proton with a single electron, so if it loses its electron to become H+, it's just a proton.
What is the difference between mass of hydrogen and mass of electron?
There are different isotopes of hydrogen. Assuming you mean the difference in atomic mass between a proton and an electron though, the atomic mass of a proton is about 1836 times greater (approx 1.007 amu), and the neutron is a little more than that (approx 1.009 amu).
The difference in mass between protons and neutrons is generally regarded as?
The mass of a proton is about 1.672621777x10-27 kg. The mass of a neutron is about 1.674927351x10-27 kg. The difference is about 2.305574x10-30 kg.
Can you give an example of isodiapher?
Example, for both 90Th234 and 92U238 the difference between the neutron number (N) and proton number (Z) is N- Z= 54.In nuclear chemistry, isodiapher refers to nuclides which have different atomic numbers and mass numbers but the same difference between the number of neutrons (neutron number) and protons or electrons (proton number).
Is a proton annihilated when it interacts with an antiproton?
Yes. Both the proton and the antiproton are annihilated; they convert to gamma radiation.Yes. Both the proton and the antiproton are annihilated; they convert to gamma radiation.Yes. Both the proton and the antiproton are annihilated; they convert to gamma radiation.Yes. Both the proton and the antiproton are annihilated; they convert to gamma radiation.
The particle that most resembles the proton?
antiproton
What is the difference between an antiproton and an electron?
[An anti-proton is the "dark side" to a proton. An anti-proton is formed when a proton was accelerated and then his something solid, breaking it apart. An electron is a negatively charged subatomic particle.] This is somewhat correct, but my understanding is that A proton is a structure of Two Up quarks (uu) and a Down quark (d) and a positron, or anti-electron. an antiproton has the same mass as a proton, and instead is made of two U-Bar Antiquarks and one D-bar antiquark, and an electron. I am not sure if this is completely correct, but if a proton and a antiproton, sometimes called a negiton, are combined they will Annihilate each other, creating a burst of energy. Quantum physics is a wierd science, so I could be very wrong indeed.
What is the antimatter equivalent of an proton?
The antimatter equivalent of a proton is called an antiproton. Antiprotons have the same mass as protons but carry the opposite charge. When a proton and an antiproton collide, they can annihilate each other, releasing a large amount of energy in the process.
What is the baryon number of an antiproton?
It is -1 as it the opposite of the baryon number of a proton.
What are the antimatter equivalents of an electron a neutron and a proton?
Positron, antineutron, antiproton
Give you six examples of a subatomic particles?
proton,electron,neutron,antiproton,mesons
What rhymes with photon?
Proton is a good answer. In fact, photons and protons are intimately related --if a proton and an antiproton meet, they will annihilate and produce photons.
What is an antiproton?
An anti-proton is a particle, the opposite of a proton. In theory every particle has an anti-particle and if a particle collides with it's anti-particle they wll both be destroyed and a large amount of energy will be released. Anti-protons were first made in a laboratory in 1955, and are routinely made in high energy particle accelerators today.
How do protons become antiprotons?
They don't. Proton-antiproton pairs are produced from high energy gamma ray photons.
Difference between hydrogen atom and a proton?
yep
What is the difference between a proton and a hydrogen ion?
an electron
