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What particle is the fundamental unit of both living and non living matter?
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All matter is made of "Atoms". Atoms are made up of subatomic" particles", namely "Protons", "Neutrons" and "Electrons".
From this answer you will see that your question makes no sense as there is not one particle but 3.
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What is De broglie's theory?
To describe the de Broglie wave equation, we need to back up just a bit and look at something regarding fundamental particles. One of the curiosities of physics is the idea of wave-particle duality. When we inspect a fundamental particle, like the electron for example, we find that it can be looked at either as a particle or as a wave. A particle has mass, and it has both momentum and some amount of energy associated with it. Both momentum and energy are associated with matter. A wave, on the other hand, has both wavelength and frequency characteristic of that wave. Frequency and wavelength are associated with a wave. In wave-particle duality, the particle has to have a way its mass can be equated with the wave. And de Broglie stepped in to supply the equations that specify the relationship between the momentum and energy of a particle, and the frequency and wavelength of it's equivalent wave. Use the link below to check out the formula and learn more. These two equations are simple and easy, and it would be wise to look them over.
How do the mass and size of an alpha particle compare with mass and size of beta particle?
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What is the smallest whole piece of all living matter?
The smallest piece of a chemical compound is a molecule. The smallest part of an element is an atom. The smallest part of an atom (meaning of the proton, neutron and electron, which are an atom's building blocks) is the electron. Beyond that, the quark is a fundamental building block of matter, and it makes up neutrons and protons. Quarks also explain the "particle zoo" seen before the Standard Model arose to gather the phenomenon under one theoretical umbrella.
What bears a positive electrical charge while what has no electrical charge?
The proton is the particle that has a positive charge. The neutron is the particle that has a neutral charge. both of these reside in the nucleus of an atom.
Every charged particle produces a?
It produced a magnetic field. If it's charged, it can be negative OR positive. It's magnetic because if they're both alike signs (both positive or both negative) they repel like magnets. If one particle is positive and one is negative, they attract like magnets.
Is cell or particle smaller?
When you consider the composition of living and non living things, both can be broken down into what comprises them. If one considers non-living matter, then "particle" may be used to describe the smallest unit. As knowledge advances, a "particle" by definition has evolved i.e., quarks being the smallest "particle" of an atom whereas for years it was thought that the atom was the smallest unit of matter. Conversely, the cell is considered the smallest unit of organic (living) matter The only major difference between them is that a cell is the smallest particle of a living object and a molecule (made up of atoms) is the smallest unit of a nonliving object.
Is it true that light has properties of both a particle and a wave?
Photons are the fundamental particles of light, they exhibit wave-particle duality, which means they show properties of both waves and particles.
Why subatomic particles are called fundamental particles?
A positron is a fundamental particle because it does not consist of smaller particles, which would make it a composite particle. Fundamental particles can still decay or change identity however, but they have no (at least at this point) discernible internal structure. A proton on the other hand is a composite particle; it has an internal structure and consists of a mixture of gluons and quarks (which both are fundamental particles).
Why does not all matter have both a wave-like and a particle-like personality?
It all does, but the more massive an object is the more particle-like it becomes.
What principle states that the wave and particle aspects of both matter and radiation are necessary parts of the whole?
The term wave-particle duality might work.
What are some different characteristics of matter?
New::Matter exhibits both wave-like and particle-like properties, the so-called wave-particle duality Old::Anything that has mass and occupies volume
What is matter wave?
According to De Broglie all the matter follows both particle nature and wave nature.The wave thus associated with the matter is called a matter wave.
Which are made of matter living things only some living and all nonliving things both living and nonliving things?
All are made from matter.
What is the name of the branc of science that studies the laws of matter and motion?
Both are branches of Physics: Kinematics is the study motion, Particle Physics is the study of matter.
The fact that light can behave as both a wave and a particle?
... is called the "wave-particle duality", and is a fundamental principle of quantum mechanics.You didn't really ask an actual question per se, so I just kind of finished the sentence for you.
Similarities of liquid and gas?
They are both fundamental phases of matter. They can vary in form, and do not have their atoms or molecules packed closely together.
What could a human living now and a dinosaurs living millions of years ago have in common?
They we are both alive
