which one (electron, neutron or proton) gets it's name from a greek word meaning "the primary one" ???

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which one (electron, neutron or proton) gets it's name from a greek word meaning "the primary one" ???

2007-04-08 19:14:24 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics

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it's proton from greek:prôtos=first, primitive,original

2007-04-08 19:25:01 · answer #1 · answered by Dori 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Proton.

2007-04-08 19:16:24 · answer #2 · answered by mrquestion 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋

Dictionary.com says: "from Gk. proton, neut. of protos "first," supposedly because hydrogen was hypothesized as a constituent of all the elements. " so I think it's the proton.

2007-04-08 19:19:09 · answer #3 · answered by ecolink 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋