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pro·ton
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antiproton
the antiparticle of the proton; a particle having the same mass as the proton but an equal and opposite charge -
baryon
any of a class of elementary particles that have a mass greater than or equal to that of the proton, participate in strong interactions, and have a spin of 1⁄2. Baryons are either nucleons or hyperons. The baryon number is the number of baryons in a system minus the number of antibaryons -
photoproton
a proton emitted from a nucleus during photodisintegration. -
atomic number
the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom of an element -
bohr theory
a theory of atomic structure that explains the spectrum of hydrogen atoms. It assumes that the electron orbiting around the nucleus can exist only in certain energy states, a jump from one state to another being accompanied by the emission or absorption of a quantum of radiation -
corpuscle
Corpuscles are red or white blood cells.