proton
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- noun
- /ˈproʊtɒn/
- Specialized
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protón
- Light elements by contrast have very few nucleons, protons or neutrons in the nucleus.
- protons and neutrons
- protons and electrons
- proton in nucleus
For example, the mass of a proton is.
- For example, the mass of a proton is.
- So that's like, I mean, a proton is real small, like really small.
- Everything would get blasted apart into just protons and neutrons.
- It has one proton and one electron.
- And it's known that that proton can sometimes jump across.
- Hydrogen nucleus has one proton and one electron.
Examples
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The solid lines represent the paths of protons; the dashed lines represent the paths of electrons.
Academic text (1992) -
Although they had different electric charges, the proton and neutron had remarkably similar masses.
Academic text (2012) -
It has one proton and one electron.
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It consists of just a single proton in its nucleus.
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Well, atoms are actually made of smaller components, protons, neutrons, and electrons.
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Okay, so a neutral chlorine atom has 17 protons and 17 electrons.
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At several points around the sixteen-mile tunnel, two beams of protons are crashed into each other.
Academic text (2008) -
The experimenters expected one peak due to the proton resonance, but instead found six peaks in that vicinity.
Academic text (1993) -
This forces electrons into the atomic nuclei, where they turn protons into neutrons.
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Atoms of the same element always have the same number of protons in their nucleus.
Compounds
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A machine that makes protons move very fast to hit other particles
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A method using a strong magnet and radio waves to make images of body parts or molecules
How Small
Surface Forms
Etymology
Proton comes from the Greek word protos and the prefix proto-, both meaning 'first', and you can see the same root in prototype. Scientists gave it this name because a proton is the 'first' basic particle in an atom's nucleus — hydrogen has one proton, and the number of protons decides the element.