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ELEN [110]
3 years ago
12

How does the mass of an electron compare to the mass of a proton and a

Chemistry
1 answer:
tensa zangetsu [6.8K]3 years ago
6 0

Answer:

C. The mass of an electron is much less than the mass of a proton or

a neutron.

Explanation:

When we compare the mass of an electron to that of proton or neutron, the mass of an electron is much less than the mass of a proton or a neutron.

Electrons are negatively charged particles in an atom

Protons are positively charged particles

Neutrons do not carry any charges.

  • The relative mass of an electron compared to that of a proton is \frac{1}{1840}
  • This is a very small value
  • Electrons generally have mass of 9.11 x 10⁻³¹kg
  • Protons weigh 1.67 x 10⁻²⁷kg
  • Neutrons weigh  1.68 x 10⁻²⁷kg

We can see that electrons have very small mass and this is why when calculating the mass of an atom, we use the sum of the number of protons and neutrons.

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