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Why do protons and electrons combine to form neutrons in a neutron star if protons are made of two up quarks and a down quark electrons aren't made of quarks and neutrons are made of two down quarks a?
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∙ 9y ago
Actually 'an' up quark.
The weak nuclear force permits an interaction between an up quark and an electron that converts the up quark to a down quark and the electron ceases to exist, also an interaction between a down quark and a positron that converts the down quark to an up quark and the positron ceases to exist. There are also weak nuclear force interactions that change quark types by emitting electrons or positrons. Both the absorption and emission interactions described above are referred to as Beta Decay Processes. All Beta Decay Processes also involve emission of an electron neutrino or an electron antineutrino (the lightest known particle having a nonzero mass and a particle that has almost no interaction at all with other matter).
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Protons neutrons and electrons combine to form?
hydrogen atom
Where is each subatomic particle located in a atom?
electron - electron cloud protons and neutron- nucleus
How many protons neutron and electrons calcium?
Calcium has 20 protons and electrons and a number of neutrons different for each isotope..
What do you get when you combine neutrons and protons?
When you combine neutrons and protons you get an atomic nucleus.
What are three types of subatomic particles are and?
Neutron: James Chadwick, 1932 Electron: J. J. Thomson, 1897 Proton: Ernest Rutherford, 1919
Which two particles have roughly the same mass?
Protons and neutrons have almost the same mass.
How many protons electrons and neutrons are in Bohrium?
# of protons:107 # of electrons:107 # of neutron:155
What three major parts of a atom?
The three constituents that make an atom are protons, neutrons, and electrons.
What are the particles of subatomic particles?
These particles are: proton, neutron, electron.
Which has the least mass protons neutrons or electrons?
This particle is the neutron.
How many protons and neutrons and electrons does helium-have?
Protons: 2 neutrons: 2 electrons: 2 Helium-3: 2 protons, 1 neutron, 2 electrons Helium-4: 2 protons, 2 neutrons, 2 electrons
Where are proton neutron and electron fond?
Protons, neutrons and electrons are found in the atom. The protons and neutrons form the nucleus. Electrons orbit the nucleus. Protons are positively charged, neutrons have no charge and electrons are negatively charged.
When a neutron star is formed what particle is produced by the combining of the protons and electrons?
When a neutron star is formed, protons and electrons are crushed, they collide and become neutrons.
What is the number of protons neutrons and electrons of carbon 12?
Carbon-12 has 6 protons, neutrons, and electrons.
Are electrons bigger than neutrons and protons?
Electrons are 1,836 times lighter than protons. A proton is 99.8% the mass of a neutron
What are the thee particles of the atom respective charges are?
They are neutrons, protons and electrons. The neutrons have zero charge, protons have a positive charge and electrons have a negative charge.They are neutrons, protons and electrons. The neutrons have zero charge, protons have a positive charge and electrons have a negative charge.
Does a neutron have an electric charge?
No. Neutrons are neutral.
