electron
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To match the same level of testing precision using electrons, scientists would need to preserve electron quantum superpositions for nearly 100 million years.
From Science Daily • May 11, 2026
Positronium is a short-lived, two-body system made up of an electron and a positron bound together and orbiting a shared center of mass.
From Science Daily • Apr. 28, 2026
They then used a precisely timed laser pulse to remove an extra electron, resulting in a fast-moving, neutral, and coherent stream of positronium atoms.
From Science Daily • Apr. 28, 2026
They used an unusual property of transmission electron microscopes to recreate the process.
From Science Daily • Apr. 20, 2026
Since each atom is electrically neutral, the number of protons in the nucleus must exactly equal the number of electrons in the electron cloud.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
Vocabulary lists containing electron
Quantum of Vocabulary: the Parlance of Particle Physics
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Matter and Energy 1: Atoms and Molecules
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Chemistry - Introductory
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