Question

Compare a proton and a neutron in respect of mass and charge

Answer 1

The charge on the proton is positive and equal to $1.6 \times 10^-^1^9$ C.

The Charge on the neutron is zero as it is electrically neutral.

The mass of the neutron is slightly greater than the mass of the proton.

Mass of the proton = $1.6726 \times 10^-^2^7$ kg

Mass of the neutron = $1.6749 \times 10^-^2^7$ kg

From the above data, we can see that the difference in the mass of neutron and proton is very small and neutron have slightly more mass that the proton.