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Just How Small Is an Atom?

Explore the fascinating world of atoms in this video, which delves into their fundamental components: protons, neutrons, and ...
Protons are tiny subatomic particles that, along with neutrons, form the nucleus of an atom. The heavier the atom, the more protons (and neutrons) it contains.
What do quarks, electrons, and photons have in common? They’re all part of the Standard Model - the theory that helped ...
HEISENBERG has discussed the hypothesis that the nucleus of an atom is composed of neutrons and protons only, the neutron being regarded as a fundamental entity and not as a combination of an ...
The strong force holds protons and neutrons together, but the theory behind it is largely inscrutable. Two new approaches show how it works.
Hadrons count among their number the familiar protons and neutrons that make up our atoms, but they are much more than that. In the early 1900s, physicists were trying to find the source of a ...