Electrons

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Subatomic particle
gptkbp:antiparticle gptkb:Positron
gptkbp:category Fermion
Particle
gptkbp:charge -1 elementary charge
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:J._J._Thomson
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1897
gptkbp:generation First generation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Electrons
gptkbp:isFundamental Yes
gptkbp:leptonFamily Fermion
gptkbp:lifespan Stable
gptkbp:location gptkb:Electron_cloud
gptkbp:magneticMoment -9.284764×10⁻²⁴ J/T
-1.00115965218091 μB
gptkbp:mass 9.10938356×10⁻³¹ kg
0.511 MeV/c²
gptkbp:notParticipatedIn gptkb:Strong_interaction
Gravitational interaction (negligible)
gptkbp:observedBy gptkb:Fermi–Dirac_statistics
gptkb:Pauli_exclusion_principle
gptkbp:participatedIn gptkb:Electromagnetic_interaction
gptkb:Weak_interaction
gptkbp:range -1
gptkbp:restEnergy 0.511 MeV
gptkbp:restMassEnergy 0.511 MeV
gptkbp:role Carrier of electric current
Constituent of atoms
Defines chemical properties
Forms chemical bonds
Occupies atomic orbitals
gptkbp:roleInBetaDecay Emitted as beta particles
gptkbp:roleInCathodeRayTubes Forms cathode rays
gptkbp:roleInChemistry Participates in chemical reactions
gptkbp:roleInElectricity Carrier of electric current in conductors
gptkbp:roleInMagnetism Source of magnetic fields in atoms
gptkbp:roleInPhotoelectricEffect Emitted from metals by photons
gptkbp:roleInPlasma Constituent of plasma
gptkbp:roleInQuantumMechanics Described by Dirac equation
Exhibits wave-particle duality
Subject to Heisenberg uncertainty principle
gptkbp:roleInSemiconductors Forms valence and conduction bands
gptkbp:roleInSolidStatePhysics Forms conduction band
gptkbp:roleInTechnology Used in electron microscopes
Used in vacuum tubes
gptkbp:spin 1/2
gptkbp:standardModel Yes
gptkbp:statistic Fermion
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:e−
e
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:X-Rays_and_Electrons
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4