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Originally Posted by Profpat  I think I might have asked this before Antonio, but if the proton is ~ 1832 and the electron is 1 why is the neutron ~1836 and not 1833?
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I've read something on this I believe it's because the Neutron produces a proton when (one) electron is given off. Some radiation in the form of photons are given off and that is why one electron plus one proton does not equal one neutron.
A very basic quantum concepts of conversion of mass to energy.