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It is a very hard question to answer because the visualisation of an electron is very counter-intuitive. When we imagine an electron, we think of something like a very little steel ball. It does not look like it. Actually we can give a size to a proton because it is made of other particles (Quarks) therefore we have something to compare it to. however, the electron, and the quarks at the same time, are elementary particles and up to today, we have no means to compare it to anything.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 12y agoAn electron has no size at all, it is a what is known as a "point particle", therefore there are no particles that are smaller in size. However, there are particles that have a smaller mass than an electron. For example, a neutrino has a mas that is approximately one millionth the mass of an electron.
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∙ 13y agoSize becomes irrelevant at sub-atomic levels. It's better to think of particles in terms of their rest mass or charge/ mass ratio.
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Which element is almost 2000 times smaller than a proton?
You mean; " which sub atomic particle is almost 2000 times smaller than a proton? "An electron=========
Is Li plus smaller than Li?
An Na atom is larger as it has one more shell carrying an extra electron that it has not donated yet . In the case of Na (ion) it has lost or donated an electron which means it no longer has the shell that carried the last electron.
Why are sodium ions smaller than sodium atoms?
its smaller because the ion in negative and the atom is positive so the ion has lost 1 more electron
Is an electron smaller than an atom?
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What happens to the atomic radius when an electron is lost?
the positive ionic radius is smaller than the neutral atomic radius
An electron is much larger than an atom?
an electron is much much smaller than an atom. An electron is a portion of the nucleus in an atom.
Is an electron bigger or smaller than a neutron?
Smaller than a neutron
Is the mass of an electron smaller than that of a proton?
yes much smaller
Is a proton larger or smaller than electron?
An electron is 1/1,836 of a proton.
Is protons smaller than a electron?
Electrons are smallest
Is proton smaller than electron?
Electrons are smallest
Is there smallest particle than electrons?
The electron has not other components, it is a fundamental particles. But neutrinos are smaller than the electron.
Why is the magnetic moment of a nucleus smaller than the magnetic moment of an electron?
Because the charge/mass ratio of a nucleus is smaller than the charge/mass ratio of an electron
What is smaller then an atom?
Electrons for one, and protons and neutrons are composed of quarks
Which particle has the smallest mass atoms or electron?
An electron has a much smaller mass than any atom.
Can a scanning electron microscope examine specimens smaller than cells?
Yes
Why are electron microscopes capable of revealing details much smaller than those shown in a light microscope?
To put it in very simple terms, because the wavelength of an electron is much smaller than the wavelength of visible light.
