Key facts
- Category
- Particles
- Object class
- Lepton
- Scale fact
- < 1 × 10-19 mupper bound
Electron
< 1 × 10-19 mupper bound
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Details
The electron is the fundamental particle that gives atoms their chemistry and matter its electric currents. Experiments show no evidence of any internal structure, so its size is represented here by an upper bound rather than a measured diameter.
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Size neighbors
Objects near Electron on the scale
On the logarithmic size axis, Electron falls between Fundamental String and Proton. The band uses nearby Particles records.
Shared physical scale
11.5fm
Sources
References for Electron
Measurements and descriptive context are compiled by the Scale of Space team from the references below. If you find an error, please let us know.
- Electron — Wikipedia
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