terms:proton
An elemental particle which is identical to the nucleus of the lightest hydrogen atom. Both proton(s) and neutron(s) are constituents of nuclei of elements heavier than hydrogen. A proton carries a positive charge numerically equal to the charge of an electron and has a mass of 1.6724 × 10–24 gram or 1.0075 atomic mass unit.
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