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Neutron decay and bet on the honor of physicists [closed]

As part of a bet which arose from a discussion between a friend of mine (physicist) and me (electrical engineer) I betted against him, I could easily find a simple question that doesn't involve more ...
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What does a subatomic charge actually mean?

I was recently reading a popular science book called The Canon - The Beautiful Basics of Science by Natalie Angier, and it talks about subatomic particles like protons, neutrons and electrons in ...
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True or false? Particle physics [closed]

It is not possible to prove the point of origin of a photon It is not possible to prove the point of origin of a free electron It is not possible to prove that protons or neutrons exist inside a ...
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What is the difference between a neutron and hydrogen?

Differences? They are both an electron and a proton, since the neutron decays to a proton and an electron, what's the difference between a neutron and proton + electron? so is it just a higher binding ...