A proton never changes to an electron just as a dog never changes to a cat, they are completely different things really. In beta decay a neutron may decay into a proton and emit and electron and an anti-neutrino but that is about it.
yes they are what makes up the atom
No. The electron and proton have the same amount of charge. Its just that the electron's charge is negative and the proton's charge is positive.
In kilograms, an electron's mass is ~9 x 10^(-31). A proton's mass is ~1.7 x 10^(-27). The mass of the proton is more than 1000 times of an electron.
During electron capture, an electron and proton combine and are converted to a neutron.
This statement is incorrect. A proton has a mass that is approximately 1836 times greater than that of an electron.
These are arbitrary names, given a long time ago. You might just as well call the electron positive and the proton negative; or the electron "left" and the proton "right", or the electron "up" and the proton "down". However, the current convention is so well-established that it won't be likely to change anytime soon.These are arbitrary names, given a long time ago. You might just as well call the electron positive and the proton negative; or the electron "left" and the proton "right", or the electron "up" and the proton "down". However, the current convention is so well-established that it won't be likely to change anytime soon.These are arbitrary names, given a long time ago. You might just as well call the electron positive and the proton negative; or the electron "left" and the proton "right", or the electron "up" and the proton "down". However, the current convention is so well-established that it won't be likely to change anytime soon.These are arbitrary names, given a long time ago. You might just as well call the electron positive and the proton negative; or the electron "left" and the proton "right", or the electron "up" and the proton "down". However, the current convention is so well-established that it won't be likely to change anytime soon.
yes they are what makes up the atom
no
Neutron, proton, electron.Neutron, proton, electron.Neutron, proton, electron.Neutron, proton, electron.
An electron will not decay into a proton by any means.
A proton is bigger than electron
A proton is bigger than electron
No. The electron and proton have the same amount of charge. Its just that the electron's charge is negative and the proton's charge is positive.
remove either a proton or electron OR add a proton or electron...
An electron is 1/1,836 of a proton.
A proton and an electron have exactly opposite charges. If you take the charge of a proton as +1, then an electron has a charge of -1.
In kilograms, an electron's mass is ~9 x 10^(-31). A proton's mass is ~1.7 x 10^(-27). The mass of the proton is more than 1000 times of an electron.