PROTON
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Example

The proton determines an element’s identity within the periodic table.

Definition

A positively charged subatomic particle in an atom’s nucleus.

  • It determines the atomic number of an element.
  • Composed of two up quarks and one down quark.

The nucleus of protium (hydrogen-1); a bare hydrogen ion H+.

  • Commonly transferred in acid–base reactions.

Obsolete biology: a primordium.

  • The earliest cell mass that develops into an organ.