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What is the rest energy of a single proton with a rest mass of 1.67X10-27 kg?
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The idea is to multiply this mass with the square of the speed of light, which (in SI units) is about 3x108 m/s. Since we are using SI units consistently, the answer will be in Joule.
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Proton-proton chain releases energy because mass is created in the process?
No mass is created or destroyed. The energy created in the process has a certain mass; this is exactly the mass that is missing in the helium nucleus (as compared to the hydrogen nuclei).
Each proton and neutron has an atomic mass unit amu?
Each proton and neutron has an atomic mass unit (amu) of: 1 3 4 2
Which stars produce most of their energy by the CNO cycle?
Stars that produce most of their energy by the CNO cycle are predominantly those with a mass about 1.3 times the mass of our Sun or greater.Our Sun, and stars comparable in mass or less, predominantly use the proton-proton cycle.
An electron has a greater mass than a proton?
the mass of an electron is actually about 1800 times lessthan a proton.
How does the mass of a proton compared to the mass of the electron?
The proton mass is about 2,000 times greater than the electron mass.
What is the mass of proton and neutron?
energy level
Is the mass of the proton about one atomic mass?
No. Different elements have different atomic masses, the all protons have the same mass (ignoring the small mass loss to binding energy when bound inside an atomic nucleus).The atomic mass of an element is the weighted average of the atomic masses of all isotopes of that element. The atomic mass of an isotope of an element is the sum of the protons and neutrons in its nucleus, minus the mass loss of the protons and neutrons to binding energy, plus the mass of the electrons around the atom (but their mass is so small as to usually be negligible and is ignored).The element hydrogen has one isotope whose nucleus is just a single proton, all other elements have both protons and neutrons in their nuclei. Only for this hydrogen isotope is its atomic mass about the mass of the proton. The mass of its proton nucleus is not reduced by binding energy, as there are no other particles in the nucleus for the proton to bind to and the mass of the single electron in the atom is about 1800 times smaller than the mass of the proton making it negligible in the total atomic mass.
Proton-proton chain releases energy because mass is created in the process?
No mass is created or destroyed. The energy created in the process has a certain mass; this is exactly the mass that is missing in the helium nucleus (as compared to the hydrogen nuclei).
Why is mass of neutron and proton greater than mass of electron?
A proton is positively charged and an electron is negatively charged
Each proton and neutron has an atomic mass unit amu?
Each proton and neutron has an atomic mass unit (amu) of: 1 3 4 2
Which stars produce most of their energy by the CNO cycle?
Stars that produce most of their energy by the CNO cycle are predominantly those with a mass about 1.3 times the mass of our Sun or greater.Our Sun, and stars comparable in mass or less, predominantly use the proton-proton cycle.
What is the meaning of e equals mc squared?
E=mc2 ; E=energy m=mass c=speed of light. It simply means that energy and mass are different manifestion of the same thing. Energy can the converted into mass and vice versa. For example, a stationary proton and a moving one don't have the same mass, because the moving proton has Kinetic Energy which is equivalent to a small quantity of mass.
What is equal to mass of a proton?
The mass of a proton is equal to a neutron.
Which has a bigger mass proton or electron?
A proton. A proton has a mass of 1 a.m.u. while an electron has a mass of 1/1840 a.m.u.
An electron has a greater mass than a proton?
the mass of an electron is actually about 1800 times lessthan a proton.
Which particle-antiparticle interaction releases more energy?
The amount of energy released in a particle-antiparticle reaction is equal to the total mass, multiplied by c2. Therefore, you'll get more energy if the particles have more mass. For example, a proton-antiproton reaction will release about 1800 times more energy than an electro-positron reaction, simply because the proton has about 1800 more mass.
How much heaver is a proton to electron?
a proton is infinitely more heavy than an electron this is because electrons are made of energy and energy has no mass to be weighed and protons are made of matter and and have a mass that can be weighed. case in point electricity is energy, yet a dead battery weighs the same as one fully charged
