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Components of the nucleus?
Protons and neutrons are the main subatomic particles in the nucleus.
How are subatomic particles arranged?
Subatomic particles are arranged in the following way.1) Elementary particles: These particles are not composed of other particles. Fermions: These are particles with half-integer spins, meaning they follow the Pauli exclusion principle; i.e. they can't be in the same place at the same time. i) Quarks: These are the particles that are responsible for fermionic interactions with the strong nuclear force. Examples include up, down, strange, charm, top, and bottom.ii) Leptons: These are fermions that aren't effected by the strong nuclear force. Examples include electrons and neutrinos.Bosons: Particles with integer spins, meaning they don't follow the Pauli exclusion principle; i.e. they can be in the same place at the same time. Examples include photons, gluons, and the Higgs.2) Composite Particles: These are particles comprised of elementary particles. a) Hadrons: These particles are composed of quarks and therefore interact with the strong nuclear force. i) Baryons: These particles contain three quarks and therefore have half-integer spins, meaning they are fermions. Examples include protons and neutrons.ii) Mesons: These particles contain two quarks and therefore have integer spins, meaning they are bosons. The pion is the best-known example.b) Nuclei: These particles are composed of protons and neutrons and are mediated by mesons. These, combined with electrons, form atoms, which is where any answer concerning subatomic particles must end.
Mass of an atom is mainly due to nucleus?
Yes, the atomic weight of the protons and neutrons in an atom (the 2 particles that make up the nucleus) is 1 for each of them. The other particle in an atom is an electron. The atomic weight of an electron is 1/1840 so it is often considered negligible.
What are the 2 subatomic particles?
There are far more than just two sub-atomic particles: electron, muon, and tau lepton; just for starters. The two types of such particles -- at least in the classification system of 2011 -- are quarks and leptons.
What are all the subatomic particles?
All the stuff that's smaller than atoms ... those particles that make up atoms. They are the protons, neutrons, electrons, quarks, neutrinos, etc., including all of the other bosons and leptons.
What subatomic particles make up an atom and where they are located?
There are three subatomic particles: 1. Proton - found in the nucleus which is at the centre of the atom 2. Neutron - found in the nucleus which is at the centre of the atom 3. Electron - found in the shells which surround the nucleus
What describes the subatomic particles that make up the atom's nucleus?
The 2 Particles that make up an Atomic Nucleus are:1. The positively charged Proton.and2. The changeless, or neutral Neutron.
What substance is associated with the structure of the nucleus?
DNA is a substance that can be found inside of the nucleus. DNA is responsible for the genotype and phenotype of an organism.
Is a photon a positively charged particle in the atomic nucleus?
A subatomic particle are smaller particles composing nucleons and atoms. The two types of subatomic particle are elementary, they are not made of other particles and composite. A photon is an elementary type of subatomic particle.
Are subatomic particles partial particles?
no, a molecule is composed of 2 or more atoms.
Which subatomic particles are found within the nucleus of an atom?
Protons and neutrons, electrons orbit the nucleus.
An alpha particle is composed of which subatomic particles?
A Helium Nucleus so 2 protons and 2 neutrons Quarks are contained within the neutrons & protons and there are many types
What is the electrical charge of the 2 particles found in the nucleus of an atom?
protons and neutrons
What small subatomic particles are in the protons and neutrons?
The subatomic particles found in protons and neutrons are quarks. There are two types of quarks that combine to make either particle, up and down quarks. Protons are 2 ups and a down and neutrons are 2 downs and an up.
Which 2 subatomic particles have opposite charges?
The three common subatomic particles are protons, neutrons, and electrons. Protons are found inside the nucleus and have a positive charge. Electrons are found outside of the nucleus and have a negative charge.
Does an atom contain negatively chaged particles?
Yes, in 2 different places, one is the electrons, which orbit the Nucleus, but also within the particles that make up the nucleus. When we split protons or nutrons, we ger three different subatomic particles. One is a Nutreno, which is nutral, a positron, which is positive, and an electrino, which is negative. So, yes
What are the 2 subatomic particles with mass of 1?
Protons and neutrons
