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Yes. In physics, electrons are defined under the classification of leptons.

Yes. Leptons are a class of elementary particles that interact with each other by the weak interaction. The electron is one of these particles.
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What leptons called?

Leptons are just called that: "leptons". (One example of a lepton is an electron.)


What do electrons have in them?

There is currently no scientific evidence for any constituents of an electron. So, for now, the electron is a lepton (a lepton is any fundamental particle).


What is the fraction of a electron?

An electron is a Lepton - it doesn't have any smaller parts.


Which of these is NOT a subatomic particle found in atoms?

That should be the lepton. The electronic lepton (e-) to be accurate. More information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lepton


What is the significance of the lepton number of an electron in particle physics?

The lepton number of an electron is important in particle physics because it helps to determine the conservation of leptons in interactions. Lepton number is a fundamental property that must be conserved in particle interactions, and it helps to understand the behavior of particles and their interactions in the subatomic world.


Why is the mass of an element not added to the atomic mass of an atom?

Because the electron is a lepton, and is not made of quarks.


Is lepton part of an atom?

Lepton is the common name given to electron, positron, neutrino, antinuetrino, mu-meson [muon] etc. So an atom has these elementary particles within and come out in specific circumstances.


Does neutrino mean neutron?

Definatly not! A Neutron is a kind of Baryon (a type of Hadron) made up of the subatomic particles: Up quark, Down quark and Electrons. Now a Neutrino is different, there are three different types. There are Electron Neutrinoes, Muon Neutrinoes, and Tau Neutrinoes. Neutrinos are a type of Lepton, for every Neutrino there is a equivalent non-neutrino. For example, There is an Electron and an Electron Neutrino. So to conclude Neutrino does not mean Neutron, instead it is describing a type of Lepton. This should answer the Question.


What are the three particles in the lepton family?

They aren't 3 they are in fact 12 if you count anti matter as a separate particle from matter. Electron, muon, tau, electron neutrino, muon neutrino and tau neutrino. The same apply to anti matter positron, anti muon, anti tau, postrin neutrino, anti muon neutrino, and anti tau neutrino.


What sub atomic particles has a negative charge?

Electrons, down quarks, strange quarks, bottom quarks, muon lepton, and tau lepton all have negative charge. Also, the boson can be negative.


Why does electrons happen?

In the first nanoseconds after the big bang there was only light energy in the universe. As the energy spread out and the universe cooled these photons of light energy decayed into a type of lepton called an electron. These are the most common types of lepton we can observe today.


What is the subatomic particle with a no electrical charge?

I think you might be referring to the Neutrinos in the Lepton section of the Subatomic Particle Table, each non Neutrino in the Lepton section has a Neutrino equivalent, for example an Electron and a Electron Neutrino, or the Muon and the Muon Neutrino. Unless you were referring to the Gauge Bosons which are forces used to connect Quarks and Leptons together, all the forces have a 0 charge. This should answer the Question.