electron
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The mystery centered on the muon, a short lived particle that resembles an electron but is about 200 times heavier.
From Science Daily • May 19, 2026
To match the same level of testing precision using electrons, scientists would need to preserve electron quantum superpositions for nearly 100 million years.
From Science Daily • May 11, 2026
It breaks reactions down into basic electron movements and explores different possibilities.
From Science Daily • May 5, 2026
They then pulsed the electron beam 4,000 times over two hours, repeatedly dissolving the defects as they formed.
From Science Daily • Apr. 20, 2026
It revealed that an electron orbiting around the nucleus could be thought of as a wave, with a wavelength that depended on its velocity.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
Vocabulary lists containing electron
Quantum of Vocabulary: the Parlance of Particle Physics
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Matter and Energy 1: Atoms and Molecules
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Chemistry - Introductory
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