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why some particles like proton and electron have positive and nagetive charge while neutron and neutrino are electrically neutral??
but we can say same thing for mass but we can find higgs mechanism by raising this type of question why some particle have mass and other are massless.and since wimps are electrically neutral we can understand their nature by charge giving mechanism and so nature of dark matter.Drakkith said:Charge is a fundamental property of certain particles. There is no underlying reason why these charges exist. We simply observe that they do.
Also, protons and neutrons are made up of quarks. Up quarks have +2/3 charge, while down quarks have -1/3 charge. Since protons have 2 up quarks and 1 down quark they have +1 charge. Neutrons have two down quarks and one up quark, leading to no net charge. Electrons and neutrinos are fundamental particles and simply have -1 and zero charge respectively.
us40 said:why some particles like proton and electron have positive and nagetive charge while neutron and neutrino are electrically neutral??
The charge of a particle is a fundamental property that describes the amount of electric force a particle has. It is measured in units of Coulombs (C).
The charge of a particle can be determined through various experiments and calculations. For example, the charge of an electron is determined by measuring its effect on other particles through the use of a device called an electrometer.
Particles have different charges because of the different number of protons and electrons they possess. Protons have a positive charge while electrons have a negative charge, and the overall charge of a particle is determined by the balance between these two.
Positive and negative charges refer to the two types of electric charge that particles can possess. Positive charges are associated with protons, while negative charges are associated with electrons.
The charge of a particle is significant because it allows for the interaction between particles and the creation of electric fields. It also plays a crucial role in many physical phenomena, such as electricity, magnetism, and chemical reactions.