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Q: What particle in an atom is the least massive?
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What particle in the atom is the least massive?

least - electron most - the top quark


Which in an atom has the least mass in an atom?

Which particle? The electron.


What subatomic particle is the least and most massive and which subatomic particle is respectively?

least - electron most - the top quark


What particle is least massive?

The least massive principle atomic particle is the electron. Neutrons and protons are much more massive and are about equal in mass. Of course, there are even smaller particles such as quarks which are less massive than even electrons.


What particle found in an atom has the least mass?

the electron


How massive is a alpha particle?

an alpha particle is made of two protons and 2 neutrons. its basically the same as the nucleus of a helium atom


Subatomic particle that has the least mass?

In the atom this particle is the electron. Generally in the particle physics: photons, gluons, neutrinos.


Why do alpha particle have higher ionizaion energy than beta particle?

Alpha particles are far more massive. Alpha particle is an (ionized) helium atom, a beta particle is just an electron.


What stable particle found in an atom has the least mass?

the electron


What is heaviest particle found in the nucleus of an atom?

Neutrons are... very slightly... more massive than protons.


Where in the periodic table would have the least massive atom?

The element hydrogen is least massive as it has only one proton, one electron.


Which subatomic particle is least massive?

The three main subatomic particles are the proton, neutron, and electron. Of these three, the electron has the least amount of mass at about 0.0005 amu or atomic mass units.