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Protons and neutrons are situated in the nucleus; electrons orbit this atomic nucleus.

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What is the difference between mesons and leptons?

Mesons are part of the Hadron group along with Baryons, and are subatomic particles composed of one quark and one antiquark. (Baryons being composed of three quarks.) Quarks and leptons are elementary particles, and that is the fundamental difference.


What subatomic particles comprise the nucleus?

The two Subatomic particles which are in the Nucleus of an Atom is the Up and Down quark. When we think about the Nucleus of an Atom it is made up with Neutrons and Protons. Both Neutrons and Protons are made up with Quarks (a type of Subatomic Particle) Neutrons have to Down quarks and one Up quark. Whilst Protons have two Up quarks and one Down quark. So we can see that the Nucleus of an Atom is not only made up but dependent on Up and Down quarks.This should answer the Question.


What do bosons do?

Bosons are subatomic particles which have integer spin and obey Bose-Einstein statistics. There can be more than one boson at a given point in space with the same quantum state. Bosons are the force carriers. Known bosons are the photon (light), the gluon (strong force), the neutral weak force carrier, and the charged weak force carrier.


Do they capture those smaller subatomic particles observed in particle accelerator experiments?

The particle accelerator does produce hundreds of particle in each experiment but only 2 or 3 particles are captured depending on the predicted results. After the 2 subatomic particles are collapsed a huge field of various subatomic particles are formed. If we assume that the experiment is being conducted for the study of the Higg's Boson particle then the setup is created in a way so that only the required particle is captured and studied. In fewer words only those particles are captured which is needed to be studied. One thing to be clear on here: by "captured", we really mean "observed"; the data is what's captured, not the actual particle (many of which have extremely short lifetimes and can't actually be "captured" in the sense of "oh yeah, we put it in a bottle on the shelf" anyway). Also, it may be a good idea to get all the data your particular experimental setup is capable of obtaining, because negative results are still results. Say particle X (which is what you're looking for) is expected to generate tracks in detectors A and C, but not in B. Obviously you want to look at the results from A and C, but you should also look at B, because if you see results there too, that tells you that either you're mistaken about the properties of particle X or the particle you observed wasn't actually X.


Which subatomic particles account for most of an atoms mass?

The up and down quark accounts for most of an atoms mass. Two up quarks and one down quark forms a proton, and one up quark and two down quarks forms a neutron. Protons and neutrons form the nuclei of atoms, and comprise most of their mass, along with the binding energy holding them all together.

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Which pairs of subatomic particles have no attraction or repulsion for one another?

neutrons and protons, and neutrons and electrons


What subatomic particles makes an element reactive?

Electrons are the subatomic particles that make an element reactive. Elements react with one another by gaining, losing, or sharing electrons to attain a more stable electron configuration.


What is one of the heavier subatomic particles with no charge?

Neutron


What subatomic particle is responsible for moving electrical current?

Electrons are the subatomic particles responsible for moving electrical current in a conductor. The flow of electrons from one atom to another creates an electric current.


What is negative particles in the shell of an atom?

ALL subatomic particles fall into one of those three categories.


What are large positively charged subatomic particles called?

Strictly speaking, there is more than one kind of large, positively charged subatomic particle, but the one that matters the most is the proton.


What is the total number of subatomic particles in one atom of scandium?

One atom of scandium typically contains a total of 45 subatomic particles - 21 protons, 24 neutrons, and 21 electrons.


Is oxygen one atom?

Elements (oxygen being one of them) are composed of subatomic particles; that is, protons, neutrons, and electrons. Subatomic particles make up atoms (hence "sub"atomic). Therefore, it is reasonable to say that oxygen is an atom.


What are positiely charged subatomic particles?

Of the hundreds of subatomic particles, many have an electric charge. The best-know particle with a positive charge is the proton. Subatomic particles are considered only protons, neutrons, electrons. The other particles form the large group of elementary particles (which includes also p, n and e).


What are subatomic particles?

Generally speaking, subatomic particles are particles smaller than an atom. There are the three basic ones that make up atoms, and you probably already know that those are protons, neutrons and electrons.If we delve more deeply into the physics of the subatomic world, more and more particles will appear. At one point, there were literally dozens and dozens of different subatomic particles, and they created what was called a particle zoo. Since then, some newer ideas regarding the world of these tiny particles has arisen, and most of the particles in the zoo were recognized as composite particles made up of a just a few fundamental particles.Begin learning about subatomic particles by developing an understanding of protons, neutrons and electrons. Then find out what makes them up, and move from there to the number and nature of fundamental particles.


What are the subatomic parts of and atom?

There are three commonly referred to subatomic particles in an atom. The two that are in the atom's nucleus are the proton and the neutron. The one that zips around outside of the nucleus is the electron.


Is electrical charge a subatomic particle?

No, electrical charge is a property of subatomic particles. Subatomic particles such as electrons and protons carry electrical charge, which can be positive or negative.