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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">A positively charged [[subatomic particle]] with a [[rest mass]] of 1.67262 x 10<sup> | <div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">A positively charged [[subatomic particle]] with a [[rest mass]] of 1.67262 x 10<sup>-27</sup> kg, slightly less than that of the [[neutron]] and about 1836 times that of the [[electron]].</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">Atomic nuclei are composed of protons and neutrons bound together by nuclear forces. The common term for neutron or proton is nucleon.</div><br/> </div> | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:54, 20 February 2012
proton
A positively charged subatomic particle with a rest mass of 1.67262 x 10-27 kg, slightly less than that of the neutron and about 1836 times that of the electron.
Atomic nuclei are composed of protons and neutrons bound together by nuclear forces. The common term for neutron or proton is nucleon.
