__Protons and neutrons have similar mass.
__Electrons are smaller than a proton or a neutron.
Explanation:
The three particles involved in this problem are:
- Proton: it is positively charge, it is found in the nucleus of the atom, and its mass is
- Neutron: it has no electric charge, it is also found in the nucleus of the atom, and its mass is approximately equal to that of the proton (just slightly larger)
- Electron: it has negative electric charge, it orbit around the nucleus of the atom, and its mass is much smaller than that of the proton:
We can now analyze each of the given statement:
__Protons and neutrons have similar mass. --> TRUE
__Protons and electrons have similar mass. --> FALSE, the electron is much lighter
__Neutrons and electrons have similar mass. --> FALSE, the neutron is much heavier
__Protons are smaller than a neutron or an electron. --> FALSE, protons are similar to the neutrons
__Neutrons are smaller than a proton or an electron. --> FALSE, neutrons are similar to the protons
__Electrons are smaller than a proton or a neutron. --> TRUE
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