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    with the chemical symbol “Cu”. Like all atoms, it is composed of protons, neutrons, and electrons. Protons are positively charged subatomic particles with a relative mass of one. Neutrons are neutrally charged subatomic particles with a relative mass of one as well. The nucleus contains both the protons and the neutrons. Electrons are negatively charged subatomic particles with a relative mass of 1/200. Though protons and neutrally differ drastically in size, their relatives charges are equal.…

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    kilograms of coal, 410 litres of oil, or 350 cubic metres of natural gas. nuclear reaction is at most basic nothing more than a reaction process that occurs in an atomic nucleus. typically take place when a nucleus of an atom gets hit by either a subatomic particle (usually a "free neutron,"…

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    location and motion of every object in the universe, that he would be able to predict the location and motion of any object in the universe at any time in the future. The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle proves that the location and the motion of a subatomic particle can not be know, either only the location is know or the motion, but not both. This started a chain reaction among other philosopher that hard determinism is false on physical grounds based of the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle.…

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    The nuclear model of the atom consists of mostly empty space, the center of the atom is called the nucleus, the nucleus contains the protons, which have a positive electric charge, along with the neutrons, which have a neutral charge and is slightly heavier in mass when compared to a proton. Along the outer rings of the atom the electrons orbit, the electrons have a negative electric charge, as well as the smallest mass out of the three. “The nuclear forces” is a common name used to describe the…

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    Neutrinos are one of the most abundant particles in the universe second only to photons, yet they are one of the most elusive particles known to man. The neutrino is essentially a near massless subatomic particle possessing a neutral charge. Neutrinos scarcely interact with normal matter as a consequence of having a neutral charge and a mass of almost zero. There are three flavors of neutrinos: electron, tau, and muon; many neutrinos oscillate between these flavors. Neutrinos can be produced in…

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    significance of his discovery of the God particle. I will also mention how Large Hadron collider functions and the link to our universe to this discovery. I will write about how society will benefit from these discoveries and if it really is worth investing in these operations or should the money be spent elsewhere. Peter Higgs named his discovery the god particle, the key reason was for the particle name was due to the fact that it was more catchy compare to ‘Higgs particle’. Higgs wanted his…

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    many objects such as car batteries, an even your home. "Energy Story" also talks about how all matter is made up of atoms, and that atoms are made of smaller particles. In the story "Conducting Solutions" it talks about how an electric current is a flow of electrical charge. The story also talks about electrons are subatomic particles with…

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    considered the smallest particle in existence. From approximately 460 BC to present day 2015, human knowledge about atomic particles has drastically changed. Over the years, research has led to new discoveries involving atoms, subatomic particles, and quarks. Several philosophers including Leucippus, Democritus, Dalton, Thomson, Rutherford, and Gell-Mann have contributed to humanity 's vast knowledge about atomic particles. As technology develops, our perception of atomic particles continues to…

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    the longest time. He was born on 6 September 1766 and died on 27 July 1844. Let get to our main topic, what contribution did he make to the atomic model and our understanding of atoms? Dalton atomic theory stated that element are consisted of tiny particle called atoms. It said an element is one of a kind (pure substance) because all atoms in an element are identical. Every atom that makes up the element have the same mass, but all the elements are different from each other because they have…

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    the electrodes” (Davis, 2007, p.294) When foil was added to the cathode ray tube he could see particles of light pass through which led him to believe cathode rays were electrons (Unknown author, 1997). With further experimenting he concluded that the mass of the particles was 3 x 10-27 g which is close to todays value of .91 x 10-27 g (Davis, 2007). This discovery of a negatively charged subatomic particle that is part of an atom led him to create the plum pudding model. Further experiments…

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