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Proton   /prˈoʊtˌɑn/   Listen
Proton

noun
1.
A stable particle with positive charge equal to the negative charge of an electron.



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"Proton" Quotes from Famous Books



... in space; but a single proton; but a single electron; each indestructible; each mutually destroying. Yet never do they collide. Never in all science, when even electrons bombard atoms with the awful expelling force of the exploding atom behind them, never do they reach the proton, to touch and annihilate ...
— The Last Evolution • John Wood Campbell
... question. All I can say is, trust must start somewhere. If Tom Preston is the Earthman, I'll turn in my spaceman's suit and proton disintegrator and resign from ...
— The Scarlet Lake Mystery • Harold Leland Goodwin


Words linked to "Proton" :   hydrogen ion, nucleon


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