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Electron

The electron (e−, or β− in nuclear reactions) is a subatomic particle whose electric charge is negative one elementary charge. It is an elementary particle contained in the matter that makes up the universe.

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Antiparticle
Positron[a]
Composition
Elementary particle
Discovered
J. J. Thomson (1897)
Electric charge
−1 e −1.602176634×10−19 C‍
Family
Lepton
Generation
First

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Characterization

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Fundamental properties

Quantum properties

Virtual particles

Interaction

In atoms and molecules

Conductivity

Relativistic effects

Formation

Observation

Plasma applications

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Electron

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Triples289
Avg. degree2
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Electron

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related to Quantum mechanics · 25
Electron → Alexander Reid, American, Bohr, Broglie, Clinton Davisson, De Broglie's, Erwin Schrödinger, French, George Paget Thomson, Heisenberg, Heisenberg's, In, Lester Germer, Louis, Once, Quantum Theory, Rather, Recherches, Research, Schrödinger
related to Atomic theory · 21
Electron → American, Bohr's, By, Chemical, Danish, Ernest Rutherford, Fritz London, Gilbert Newton Lewis, Gustav Hertz, Henry Moseley, However, In, Irving Langmuir, James Franck, Langmuir, Later, Lewis's, Niels Bohr, The, Walter Heitler
related to External links · 15
Electron → American Institute, Archived, Bock, California, Center, History, ISBN, Particle Data Group, Physics, Retrieved, Springer, The Discovery, The Particle Detector BriefBook, University, Vasilescu
related to Particle accelerators · 15
Electron → ADONE, CERN, Donald Kerst, General Electric, GeV, His, In, LEP, MeV, Positron Collider, Standard Model, The, The Large Electron, This, With
related to Characterization · 13
Electron → An, Being, Broglie, Electromagnetic, Electrons, For, Like, Lorentz, Pauli, Planck, Quantum, Since, The
related to Imaging · 13
Electron → Broglie, By, However, In, LEED, Low-energy, Microscope, Microscopists, RHEED, Some, The, The Transmission Electron Aberration-Corrected, This
related to In atoms and molecules · 13
Electron → According, An, Auger, Coulomb, Each, Electrons, If, Only, Other, Pauli, The, This, To
related to Discovery of free electrons outside matter · 12
Electron → Decades, Eugen Goldstein, Furthermore, German, Goldstein, Hittorf, In, Johann Wilhelm Hittorf, Julius Plücker, Plücker's, Thomson's, While
related to Interaction · 12
Electron → Abraham, An, Coulomb's, Dirac Force, Liénard, Lorentz, Maxwell, The, The Ampère, This, When, Wiechert
related to Size · 10
Electron → Coulomb's, Dirac, In, Newton, Observation, Penning, Shorter, The, Theoretical, Wigner

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electrons particles charge energy particle atoms electric mass magnetic radiation charged quantum field spin called momentum light positron photons beam

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ElectronAntiparticlePositron[a]1.00infobox
ElectronCompositionElementary particle1.00infobox
ElectronDiscoveredJ. J. Thomson (1897)1.00infobox
ElectronElectric charge−1 e −1.602176634×10−19 C‍1.00infobox
ElectronFamilyLepton1.00infobox
ElectronGenerationFirst1.00infobox
ElectronInteractionsWeak, electromagnetic, gravity1.00infobox
ElectronMagnetic moment−9.2847646917(29)×10−24 J⋅T−1‍ −1.00115965218046(18) μB‍1.00infobox
ElectronMass9.1093837139(28)×10−31 kg‍ 5.485799090441(97)×10−4 Da‍ [1822.888486209(53)]−1 Da[b] 0.51099895069(16) MeV/c2‍1.00infobox
ElectronMean lifetime> 6.6×1028 years (theoretically stable)1.00infobox
ElectronSpin.mw-parser-output .sfrac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .sfrac.tion,.mw-parser-output .sfrac .tion{display:inline-block;vertical-align:-0.5em;font-size:85%;text-align:cent…1.00infobox
ElectronStatisticsFermionic1.00infobox
ElectronSymbole− , β−1.00infobox
ElectronTheorizedRichard Laming (1838–1851), G. Johnstone Stoney (1874) and others.1.00infobox
ElectronWeak hyperchargeLH: −1, RH: −21.00infobox
ElectronWeak isospinLH: −⁠ 1 /2⁠, RH: 01.00infobox
Electroncausesa created positron to be attracted to the original electron0.90text
Electronis acombination of the words electric and ion0.90text
Electronis aleast massive known particle with non-zero electric charge0.90text

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