Both the Photon and the Gluon have zero mass.
Theoretically, the photon has zero rest mass (related to the fact that the electromagnetic force has unlimited range).
The current experimental upper limit is 10−18 eV/c2, or about 2×10-54 kg. For comparison, that means the photon is at least 5×1023 times lighter than the electron.
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In the atom the electron is the lightest.
The smallest part of an atom would be a quark. Quarks are either up or down quarks, and have virtually no mass. Neutrinos have even less mass, but are not part of an atom.
An atom is the smallest particle of a substance.
An iron atom is the smallest iron particle that still has the properties of iron.
I'm not exactly sure but it's probably: electrons, neutrons, and protons.The electron is the smallest particle of the atom, in the traditional sense. However, the neutrino is far smaller than the electron, and is thus the smallest particle. You could also argue that the photon, with zero rest mass, is actually the smallest, but that's a quantum mechanics question that seems to be beyond the scope of this question.
It is the smallest particle
The smallest particle of an element is called an atom.
In the atom the electron is the lightest.
The smallest part of an atom would be a quark. Quarks are either up or down quarks, and have virtually no mass. Neutrinos have even less mass, but are not part of an atom.
An electron has a much smaller mass than any atom.
The smallest particle in the atom is the electron.
An atom is the smallest particle of a substance.
An atom is a particle, the smallest particle that can exist by itself.
An iron atom is the smallest iron particle that still has the properties of iron.
I'm not exactly sure but it's probably: electrons, neutrons, and protons.The electron is the smallest particle of the atom, in the traditional sense. However, the neutrino is far smaller than the electron, and is thus the smallest particle. You could also argue that the photon, with zero rest mass, is actually the smallest, but that's a quantum mechanics question that seems to be beyond the scope of this question.
No, for all elements the smallest particle that can exist independently is an atom.
atom is the smallest particle of matter