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Subject is not accelerated by has desintegration energy is an instance of has mass has decay product has definition has charge has lifetime has symbol is accelerated by has composition
neutronelectric or magnetic fieldsthe total energy produced when the particle decaysradioactive particle1.6749 × 10-24 gproton, electronStable within the nucleus, the neutron if isolated decays, with a ha half-life of fifteen minutes.015 minutes  two down quarks and one up quark
proton  charged particle939 MeV A positively charged elementary particle; the nucleus of a hydrogen atom. Mass of proton 1.00728 amu = 1.6726 × 10-24 g = 1836.12 me.1-has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Presspelectric or magnetic fieldstwo up quarks and one down quark

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