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ELECTRON NEGATIF [1 record]
Record 1 - external organization data 2014-10-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
- Atomic Physics
- Chemistry
- Radiation Protection
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- negative electron
1, record 1, English, negative%20electron
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- negatively charged electron 2, record 1, English, negatively%20charged%20electron
correct
- negatron 3, record 1, English, negatron
correct
- negaton 3, record 1, English, negaton
correct
- electron 4, record 1, English, electron
correct, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
electron: A stable elementary particle which has an indivisible charge of negative electricity, is a constituent of all atoms, and is the carrier of electric current in solids ... 5, record 1, English, - negative%20electron
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
negaton; negatron: The ordinary, i.e. negatively charged, electron (as distinct from the positron). 5, record 1, English, - negative%20electron
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Both positive and negative electrons reside together within the atom, and are complementary to one another. Recently the name proton has been suggested for the positive electron, so as to distinguish it from the negative electron. We will so refer to it in this essay, and will apply the word electron only to the negative particle. 6, record 1, English, - negative%20electron
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Beta particles are high-velocity electrons (negatively charged) or positrons (positively charged). They are about one ten-thousandth the mass of an alpha particle and consequently can penetrate tissue and material more readily; an average energy beta particle can penetrate about one centimetre of tissue or water. 2, record 1, English, - negative%20electron
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Nowadays, the word "electron" alone is used in the sense of "negative electron", this latter term being redundant. 7, record 1, English, - negative%20electron
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
- Physique atomique
- Chimie
- Radioprotection
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- électron négatif
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9lectron%20n%C3%A9gatif
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- négaton 2, record 1, French, n%C3%A9gaton
correct, masculine noun, less frequent
- électron à charge négative 3, record 1, French, %C3%A9lectron%20%C3%A0%20charge%20n%C3%A9gative
masculine noun
- électron de charge négative 4, record 1, French, %C3%A9lectron%20de%20charge%20n%C3%A9gative
correct, masculine noun
- électron 5, record 1, French, %C3%A9lectron
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Particule élémentaire à charge électrique négative qui tourne autour du noyau d'un atome. 4, record 1, French, - %C3%A9lectron%20n%C3%A9gatif
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'électron est quelquefois appelé «négaton», tandis que l'antiélectron [...] est appelé positron ou positon [...] 5, record 1, French, - %C3%A9lectron%20n%C3%A9gatif
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Symbole : lettre «e» suivie du signe «moins», en exposant. (Source : LEPHY). 6, record 1, French, - %C3%A9lectron%20n%C3%A9gatif
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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