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How does the mass of an electron compare to the mass of a proton and a
neutron?
A. The mass of an electron is much greater than the mass of a
proton or a neutron.
B. The mass of an electron is greater than the mass of a proton but
less than the mass of a neutron.
C. The mass of an electron is much less than the mass of a proton or
a neutron.
D. The mass of an electron is greater than the mass of a neutron but
less than the mass of a proton.

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Answer:

C. The mass of an electron is much less than the mass of a proton or

a neutron.

Explanation:

When we compare the mass of an electron to that of proton or neutron, the mass of an electron is much less than the mass of a proton or a neutron.

Electrons are negatively charged particles in an atom

Protons are positively charged particles

Neutrons do not carry any charges.

  • The relative mass of an electron compared to that of a proton is [tex]\frac{1}{1840}[/tex]
  • This is a very small value
  • Electrons generally have mass of 9.11 x 10⁻³¹kg
  • Protons weigh 1.67 x 10⁻²⁷kg
  • Neutrons weigh  1.68 x 10⁻²⁷kg

We can see that electrons have very small mass and this is why when calculating the mass of an atom, we use the sum of the number of protons and neutrons.

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