MyQuestionIcon

1

You visited us 1 times! Enjoying our articles? Unlock Full Access!

Discovery of Electrons

Mass of an el...

Question

Mass of an electron is approximately 1/1837 times that of mass of proton.

A

True

Right on! Give the BNAT exam to get a 100% scholarship for BYJUS courses

B

False

No worries! We‘ve got your back. Try BYJU‘S free classes today!

Open in App

Solution

The correct option is A
True

Mass of proton is 1.0072766 a.m.u. or 1.6726 $\times$ $10^{- 27}$ kg. Comparative mass: Proton is 1837 times heavier than an electron.

Suggest Corrections

thumbs-up

0

Similar questions

Mass of an electron is approximately 1837 times that of a proton.

Q. Calculate the mass of a proton if the charge to mass ratio of an electron is

1.758820 \times 10^{11} {C kg}^{- 1}

and it is known that the mass of a proton is 1837 times greater than the mass of an electron.

Q. If the absolute mass of an electron is

x

kg, then the absolute mass of a proton will be?

Q. Calculate the mass of a proton if the charge to mass ratio of an electron is

1.758820 \times 10^{11} {C kg}^{- 1}

and it is known that the mass of a proton is 1837 times greater than the mass of an electron.

Join BYJU'S Learning Program

similar_icon

Related Videos

lock

Atomic World : An Introduction

CHEMISTRY

Watch in App

explore_more_icon

Explore more

Discovery of Electrons

Standard IX Chemistry

Join BYJU'S Learning Program

CrossIcon