what are they made up of?, it cant just be energy, because energy has no mass.
2007-01-31 14:12:20 · 6 answers · asked by andy 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
We know that proton and neutrons are made of quarks. This has been proven many times over the last 30 or so years. There are three quarks to each proton and neutron. Electrons are a special case since they are considered a fundamental particle of nature. Nobody has succeeded in breaking them apart or divining a theoretical formula under which they would be composed of some other parts.
In quantum mechanics an electron is a negative charge probability field. Electrons have been assigned to the family of subatomic particles called leptons. According to wikipedia other leptons include the muon and the tau.
An electron has both energy and particle properties. This duality is referred to as the wave/particle duality of nature and has lots of very cool, very non-intuitive characteristics. (Look up the double slit experiment.)
2007-01-31 15:20:12 · answer #1 · answered by U235_PORTS 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Superscript 19 is the nucleon while subscript 10 is the proton. to discover neutron, u purely might desire to minus the nucleon variety and the proton variety.. as a effect, the neutron is *9* (9 - 10) Isotopes is an atom of the comparable ingredient the place the proton variety is the comparable however the nucleon variety is diverse. C-14 is indicating the nucleon variety (variety 14) ... and oh yeah; pls be conscious that the type of neutron is the comparable by using fact the type of electron
2016-12-16 18:07:49 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are composed of sub-nuclear particles, such as quarks, leptons, bosons, etc...
It is theorized by some that at some microscopic level we will eventually find the elementary particle(s) behind all matter, that is a very small particle which when stopped is entirely energy and has no rest mass.
2007-01-31 14:27:41 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Electrons are made up of of muon and tau neutrinos. But then one would say "what are muon's and tau's made up of?" and even an edycated scientist would ask, "why do they pair up in higher masses?" the answer is that they rely on negitive atomic mass for perpetuation. Negitive weight. The electron is made up of negitive weight.
2007-01-31 16:02:03 · answer #4 · answered by Sansprenom 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
electrons are only charges (positive or negative). Protons and Nuetrons are made up of whatever element you are dealing with i.e. copper iron hydrogen etc.
2007-01-31 14:39:51 · answer #5 · answered by Mikey 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
protons and neutrons are made up of quarks while electrons are made up of leptons.
2007-01-31 14:51:29 · answer #6 · answered by rumble 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋