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Engineering and GATE · Mechanical Engineering · question 16

Q16

Which of the following particles is the lightest?

A.
Nucleus
B.
Electron
Answer
C.
Proton
D.
Meson

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
An electron is a negatively charged subatomic particle.
It can be either free or bound to the nucleus of an atom.
The invariant mass of an electron is approximately 9.109×10−31 kilograms,