Is an Electron a Boson or a Fermion?

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The discussion clarifies that electrons, protons, and neutrons are classified as fermions, while photons and certain combinations of nucleons can be classified as bosons. Specifically, a hydrogen ion, which consists of a proton or a combination of nucleons (deuteron or triton), can exhibit bosonic properties under certain conditions. The key takeaway is that the combination of two spin-1/2 particles results in a boson due to the integral spin nature of the resultant particle.

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I'm studying particle physics now and am confused with all these terminologies.
 
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some clarifications:
Hydrogen has fermions (they are electrons, protons, neutrons)..
cheers
 
I think I would like to rephrase my question. Is a hydrogen ion a boson?
 
What makes you to think that hydrogen ion is a boson ?
Anyway i am not a particle physicist. But I can say, e.g., photons are bosons..other may be the forces within the nucleus is also a kind of bosons.
PS: Bosons obey Bose-Einstein Distribution.
 
I hydrogen ion can be the nucleus (w/o electron) consisting of
a) a proton
b) a deuteron = proton + oen neutron
c) a triton = proton + two neutrons

a) and c) are fermions whereas b) is a boson
 
tom.stoer said:
I hydrogen ion can be the nucleus (w/o electron) consisting of
a) a proton
b) a deuteron = proton + oen neutron
c) a triton = proton + two neutrons

a) and c) are fermions whereas b) is a boson

Thanks. That's was what I'm looking for. Just wondering would (a) with an electron be a boson?
 
Chaste said:
Thanks. That's was what I'm looking for. Just wondering would (a) with an electron be a boson?
Yes. The combination of two spin 1/2 particles is either a spin 0 or spin 1 "particle." Either way, it's an integral spin, and thus a boson.

-Dan Boyce
 

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