Subatomic particle

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subatomic particle

Any of the individual, elemental particles that comprise an atom.

The ones most commonly encountered in atmospheric sciences are the proton, neutron, and electron. Other, less common particles such as neutrinos may also penetrate the atmosphere as constituents of the solar wind.


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