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To compare: Mass of electron and a nucleon.
Explanation of Solution
Introduction:
Electron: It is a subatomic particle. It was discovered in year 1897. Its symbol is e. It consists of negative electric charge.
The charge of electron is also called one elementary charge.
Nucleon: It is a proton or a neutron. It is also a subatomic particle. Proton is positively charged while neutron is negatively charged.
The mass of electron is
And the mass of proton is
Comparing both the masses,
It means mass of electron is around 1/1800 times the mass of nucleon.
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