Fundamental particles

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  • Protons and neutrons are sometimes called nucleons.
  • Protons relative mass is 1
  • Neutrons relative mass is 1
  • Electrons relative mass is 1/1840
  • Relative atomic mass
    The mass of an atom compared to 1/12 of a carbon-12
  • The nuclei are held together by strong nuclear forces, which are stronger than electrostatic forces.