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Particle Physics

Relatively recent experimental results have confirmed what philosophers throughout history had theorized all along; that all matter is made up of elementary particles. Those curious about this cutting-edge field of physics known as particle physics should post their questions here, including those about fundamental particles, fundamental forces, Grand Unified Theories, and the extraordinary devices that have been or need to be engineered to research them.

3,842 Questions

Why sodium's electron and chlorine's electron attract each other?

The electrons do not attract each other. The single valence electron of a sodium atom is given up to a chlorine atom. This results in the sodium atom forming a positive sodium ion, and the chlorine atom forming a negative chloride ion. The oppositely charged ions form an electrostatic attraction, which forms the neutral ionic compound of sodium chloride.

Why did Ernest O Lawrence invent the particle accelerator?

Ernest O Lawrence was a young professor at the University of California and saw a diagram of an accelerator and made a mental leap to turn this into a cyclotron.

How do you pronounce cern which is the hadron collider in Switzerland?

American English speakers commonly pronounce it to rhyme with burn, learn, and turn.

What can be said about the sum of the masses of the subatomic particles in an atom's nucleus?

That is the atomic mass number, which generally is the number of protons plus the number of neutrons in the nucleus of an atom. The atomic mass number varies between the different isotopes of an element. All isotopes of the same element have the same number of protons, or atomic number, but have different numbers of neutrons. For example, carbon-12 atoms have 6 protons and 6 neutrons, while carbon-14 atoms have 6 protons and 8 neutrons.

Which subatomic particles have very little mass and a negative charge-?

You're probably thinking of electrons, whose mass is much smaller than nucleons but also have a negative charge. Indeed, the electron has the smallest amount of mass of any particle with a negative charge.

What subatomic particles are first to contact each other when two atoms come togehter?

It is not possible for two particles to touch (via the Pauli Exclusion Principle, which states that two fermions are not able to occupy the same quantum state); however they will interact. In the case of atoms, assuming that they are not merely nuclei, the electrons will interact first via the electromagnetic or weak force.

All of the mass of an atom is due to the?

The mass of an atom is the sum of the masses of protons, neutrons and electrons.

What is the number of protons and electron in chrloride ion?

chloride ion is formed when chlorine atom adds one electron. Chloride ion thus has 17 protons and 18 electrons.

The arrangement of electron pairs in pbr3?

Tetraedral: 4-sided pyramide (Can't be drawn with this text editor, so I'll try to describe:

ignore the dots . . . . . . they're just space holders)

__ . . . . . . . . .One free electron pair in top ( __ )

P . . . . . . . . . atom in center

. . . . . . . ./. .|. .\

. . . . . . . Br. Br. .Br . . . . . . three covalent (shared) pairs ( /, |, \ ) from centered P to

ground corners with three bromine atoms.

Why proton pumps could stomach cramps?

Proton pumps in the stomach are responsible for producing acid to aid in digestion. If these pumps become overactive or dysregulated, they can cause an increase in stomach acid levels, leading to conditions like acid reflux or ulcers that may manifest as stomach cramps or discomfort.

How many total valence electrons make up BrO31?

Bromine has 7 electrons. Three bonds with oxygen give sic electrons and the charge gives one. Therefore, bromine has 14 electrons in valence shell in Bromate(V) ion.

Why is the number of electrons more than nucleus in the sea of electrons model?

In any neutral object the number of electrons is equal to the number of protons. All metallic elements contain more than one proton in the nucleus. Therefore there will be more electrons than atomic nuclei.

What is a preon?

  • Preon was first introduced in 1974 in particle physics.
  • preons are "point-like" particles, conceived to be sub-components of quarks and leptons.
  • Preon term is introduced to provide a framework for dealing with binary encoded data; or more specifically, it aims to deal with situations in which bytes are considered to be overkill. The project is named after the "point-like" particles, conceived to be sub-components of quarks and leptons.
  • Peons are very small particles that you don't see with the naked eye, but you probably rely on them without knowing.

What are the side effects of proton pump inhibitors?

the most common adverse effects are diarrhea, itching, skin rash, dizziness and headache. Muscle aches and a higher than normal rate of respiratory infections are among the other adverse reactions reported.

Will CERN kill us all with the collider do you think?

I think it's impossible that a black hole will arise at the LHC, due to the following reasons:

Firstly, what is created at the LHC at CERN are Big Bang conditions, in other words: matter spreading outwards. When a black hole occurs it's matter imploding, so the exact opposite.

Secondly, the LHC works with Hadrons (Protons or Neutrons) which are so small that they have a simply to little amount of mass to implode. Even our sun which is 1,19*1057 times heavier than a hadron is to leigthweight to implode to a black hole.

Additionally IF a black hole arised, it would be so small (imagine a hadron imploding, a hadron alone is just 1,672 621 777· 10−27 kg heavy - the consequent black hole would be even smaller) that it would take billions of years (longer than the remaining lifetime of our sun) to gain a size that could be harmfull to mankind in any way.

That's my opinion.

How much charge does 12.5x1018 electrons have?

1.6x10^-19 coulombs/electron x 12.5x10^18 electrons = 20 coulombs

When atoms combine their outer energy levels lose or acquire?

When atoms participate in a bond, their outer energy levels may seem to acquire or lose one or more electrons that ordinarily would have occupied those orbitals. One view of ionic bonds is that one atom loses an electron and the other atom gains it - and thus the atoms acquire opposite charges and attract each other causing them to combine into a molecule; in covalent bonds two atoms will share one or more electrons from their outer orbitals.