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What is the mass (atomic mass unit) of an electron?


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A beam of protons

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rays

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A beam of neutrons

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X-rays

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Solution

The correct option is A

A beam of protons


An electron actually weighs about 0.00054 a.m.u. This is so much less than the mass of a proton or a neutron that the mass of the electrons is ignored in determining the mass of an atom.


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