The mass of an electron is approximately 1/2000 times that of:

Alpha particle

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Proton

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Beta particle

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Neutron

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Proton

The mass of an electron is approximately 1/2000 times that of a proton. Hence we may conclude that the mass of electron is almost negligible. Mass of electron is $9.1 \times 10^{- 31}$

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