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Both protons and neutrons are of equal size and mass. However neutrons have no charge and protons have a positive charge. Neutrons are also used in beta radiation and can be changed into protons.

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Both Protons and Neutrons make up an atom, and both are charged.

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They are both electrical that's one way . . .

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Protons are positively charged

Neutrons are negatively charged

The number of protons is the atomic number

Protons+Neutrons=Atomic weight

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Neutrons and protons are alike because when the electrons orbit around an atom, they are both in the center of the atom, or in the nucleus!!!

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- the masses of protons and neutrons are very similar
- both are components of the atomic nucleus
- both contain quarks and gluons

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They have the same mass.

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Both have almost same mass (~1 amu)

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Which subatomic particle is nearly equal to the masses of the other two subatomic particles added together?

You may be referring to neutrons, protons and electrons. The neutron is heavier than the proton, but the difference is more like two electrons than one.


What two subatomic substances have a mass of about 1 amu?

The proton an neutron both have a mass of about 1 amu. (Both have a mass just slightly above 1 amu, and the neutron's mass is slightly larger than that of a proton.)


What pairs of particles have the same charges is it two protons a proton and an electron two electrons or a proton and a neutron?

Proton has 1 unit of positive charge.Electron has 1 unit of negative charge.NEUTRon has no charge. It's NEUTRal.Two protons: . . . . . . . . . . Two charges, same size, both positive.1 proton + 1 electron: . . . Two charges, same size, opposite signs.Two electrons: . . . . . . . . . Two charges, same size, both negative.1 proton + 1 NEUTRon : . . One positive charge, the other one NEUTRal.


What are quark combination of proton and neutron?

P=UUD (two up, one down) N=DDU (two down, one up) Down quarks are charge -1/3 relative to a proton and up quarks are charge +2/3 relative to a proton.


Which particle is the lightest particale in the following 1. electon 2. neutron 3. proton 4. a-particles?

The electron is the lightest particle in the list. A proton is 1836 times more massive than an electron. Neutrons are just slightly more massive than a proton, and an alpha particle consists of two protons and two neutrons.

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What two subatomic participles have about the same mass?

These particles are: proton and neutron.


What particle most resembles a proton?

The particle that most resembles a proton could either be a neutron or an electron, and we'll have to explain that. The proton has about the same mass as the neutron, while the electron has only about 1/1836th the mass of a proton. The masses of the proton and neutron are similar. And both particles are found in the nucleus of atoms. The proton has the same electrical field strength as an electron (only of opposite polarity), while the neutron has no charge. The proton and electron have the same coulomb charge on them, except the sign of the charge. Both particles are carriers of fundamental electrical charges. In these two ways, the proton could be said to be like either the neutron or electron. And how the observer "looks" at them will determine which "likeness" he sees.


What are the two atomic particles found in the nucleus of an atom?

Proton and neutron.


Which two are in the nucleus?

Proton and Neutron.


What is the electronically neutral particle found in an atom?

That would be the neutron. It resides within the nucleus of the atom, along with the proton. It is very similar to the proton except that it is electrically neutral. (It is made up of quarks, similar to the proton. However, the neutron is made of one up quark and two down quarks, while the proton is composed of two up quarks and one down quark.)


Do the designations hydrogen and neutron for the proton and neutron imply that these two praticles are of equal mass?

The neutron is a little heaviest than the proton. The mass of a proton is 1,00727646677(10) atomic mass units. The mass of a neutron is 1,008664915 6 (6) atomic mass units.


What two subatomic particles are in the nucleus of the atom?

Proton and neutron.


What two subatomic have about the same mass?

These particles are: proton and neutron.


What particles make up nucleus A?

The two particles that make up the nucleus of an atom are the proton and the neutron. The proton has a positive charge, and the neutron doesn't have a charge.


What are the two particle that make up the nucleus?

Proton, neutron, gluon.


What two particles in an atom have approximatley the same mass?

Proton and neutron.


What are the two particles inside the nucleus?

proton and neutron