Definition:Proton

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Proton

A proton is an elementary particle which contains a single unit of positive elementary electric charge.


Charge

The electric charge on the proton is $1.60217 \, 6634 \times 10^{−19}$ coulombs.

That is, a positive charge whose magnitude is the value of the elementary charge.


Mass

The mass of the proton is given by:

\(\ds m_{\mathrm p}\) \(\approx\) \(\ds 1 \cdotp 67262 \, 19236 \, 9(51) \times 10^{-27}\) kilograms \(\quad\) This sequence is A070059 in the On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences (N. J. A. Sloane (Ed.), 2008).
\(\ds \) \(\approx\) \(\ds 1 \cdotp 67262 \, 19236 \, 9(51) \times 10^{-24}\) grams \(\quad\) This sequence is A070059 in the On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences (N. J. A. Sloane (Ed.), 2008).
\(\ds \) \(\approx\) \(\ds 1 \cdotp 00727 \, 64666 \, 21(53)\) daltons \(\quad\) This sequence is A003677 in the On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences (N. J. A. Sloane (Ed.), 2008).


Radius

The actual size of the proton is still unknown.

The radius of the proton is approximately $0.8414(19) \times 10^{-15}$ metres.


Also see

  • Results about protons can be found here.


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