Electron
Astronomy
A sub-atomic particle that has a negative electric charge.
- — Space Weather Center Glossary of Space Weather-Related Terms retrieved 2014-05-26
Astrophysics
A negatively charge elementary particle that typically resides outside the nucleus of an atom but is bound to it by electromagnetic forces. An electron's mass is tiny: 1,836 electrons equals the mass of one proton.
- — The Universe Adventure Glossary retrieved 2014-05-20
Energy
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Solar Energy
A subatomic particle with a negative electric charge. Electrons form part of an atom and move around its nucleus.
- — Solar Energy Development PEIS Glossary retrieved 2014-06-15
Nuclear Physics
An elementary particle with a unit electrical charge and a mass 1/1837 that of the proton. Electrons surround the atom's positively charged nucleus and determine the atom's chemical properties.
- — Glossary of Nuclear Science Terms retrieved 2014-05-20