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A neutron is actually heavier than a proton because a neutron is made up of a proton + an electron + subatomic particles. The relative masses are: * Mass of neutron: 1,6749 x 10^(-27) kg * Mass of proton : 1,6726 x 10^(-27) kg * Mass of electron: 0,00091x10^(-27) kg

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Which subatomic particle is nearly equal to the masses of the other two subatomic particles added together?

The neutron has a mass that is nearly equal to the combined mass of a proton and an electron. This is due to the fact that the neutron is slightly heavier than the proton, while the electron has a much smaller mass.


Why is most mass of the atom is in the nucleus?

Because proton and neutron are in about one thousand times heavier than electron.


What is the ratio of a proton to the mass of a neutron?

The mass of a proton and neutron are pretty close. So the ratio will be roughly 1 to 1 (or 1:1). The neutron is heavier and if memory serves it is exactly the mass of an electron heavier than a proton. Note it takes around 1820 electron to equal the mass of one proton.


Is Most of the mass of an atom is in the nucleus?

Because proton and neutron are in about one thousand times heavier than electron.


Does an electron have more maas than a proton or neutron?

an electron is much lighter than a proton or neutron.


Is the electron or the neutron or the proton lighter?

The electron, the neutron and the proton are the building blocks of the atom. And of the three, the electron is far and away the lightest. The neutron is slightly heavier than the proton, and either particle is over 1800 times more massive than our little electron.


Is an electron bigger or smaller than a neutron?

Smaller than a neutron


Is a neutron bigger than a electron?

Yes. The electron is the smallest whole particle.


How much alpha particle is heavier than neutron?

An Alpha particle is composed of two protons and two neutrons, so simplisticly it is heavier than one neutron by the mass of two protons and one neutron. A proton weighs in at 1.672621777(74)×10−27 kg and a neutron a bit more at 1.674927351(74)×10−27 so you can do the maths if u want to see the actual figure.


How does the mass of an electron compare to the mass of a whole atom?

yes the mass of an electron is much tinnier fraction of the mass of an atom


How does the mass of an electron compare to that of a neutron?

The nucleus is far more massive than the electron cloud. The mass of the electron cloud is almost negligible compared to that of the nucleus.


If the electron in a hydrogen atom were the size and weight of a golf ball what would be the size and weight of the proton and neutron and what would be the orbital diameters of the electron and neutr?

If the electron were the size of a golf ball, the proton would be about the size of a basketball and the electron would be orbiting about 8000 meters away (assuming the Bohr model of the atom).