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What are electrons made of?

01/10/2008 12:51 PM

I need to know what electrons are made of.
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Re: What are electrons made of?

01/10/2008 3:56 PM

An electron is a 'left handed fermion' and is itself a sub atomic particle.

see this link

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electron

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Re: What are electrons made of?

01/11/2008 2:54 AM

Sounds like homework.

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Re: What are electrons made of?

01/14/2008 12:56 PM

Blue shiny stuff?

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Re: What are electrons made of?

01/24/2008 9:37 AM

Unlike Protons or Neutrons which are made up of combinations of "up" and "down" quarks, the electron is a fundamental particle which has no known constituent.


This is most definitely homework.

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