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A proton is a positively charged particle which is generally considered to be a composite particle comprising of three quarks interacting through the strong force (e.g. in the standard model.)

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The shortest distance in the particle triangle

In the real world of electrons and protons, where quantum effects cannot be ignored, what you have created is a hydrogen atom with an additional electron, known as a hydrogen anion or hydride ion. …
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What forces are responsible for the conservation of momentum at the subatomic scale?

If we zoom in at the atomic or subatomic scale at the interface of interaction what is specifically the first action reaction force that contributes to the ball bouncing off of the wall? Molecules a …
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Is an electron more stable than a proton/neutron?

Protons and neutrons, however, are made up of quarks. Outside of a nucleus, a free neutron spontaneously decays into a proton, an electron and a neutrino, with a half-life of about 14 minutes. … However, both neutrons and protons inside unstable nuclei can spontaneously decay via beta decay. …
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Why the charge of the proton does not transfer to the neutron in the nuclei?

If I put a red billiard ball and a blue billiard ball in a bag, leave them for a while, and then draw one out, I will find I am holding a red ball or a blue ball. Never a purple ball. At the level of …
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