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Mesh term Protons

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Cations, Monovalent
Hydrogen
Nucleons

Description

Stable elementary particles having the smallest known positive charge, found in the nuclei of all elements. The proton mass is less than that of a neutron. A proton is the nucleus of the light hydrogen atom, i.e., the hydrogen ion.



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