electron

Summary

electron is a type of quantum particle^[1]. electron ranks in the top 4% of type_of_quantum_particle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,664 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• electron is credited with the discovery of J. J. Thomson^[3].
• electron's image is recorded as Single electron probability pattern.png^[4].
• electron's instance of is recorded as type of quantum particle^[5].
• amber is named after electron^[6].
• electron's followed by is recorded as muon^[7].
• electron's location of discovery is recorded as Cavendish Laboratory Of Experimental Physics^[8].
• electron's GND ID is recorded as 4125978-6^[9].
• electron's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85042423^[10].
• electron's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 13319069f^[11].
• electron's subclass of is recorded as charged lepton^[12].
• electron's subclass of is recorded as elementary particle^[13].
• electron's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00561425^[14].
• electron's Commons category is recorded as Electrons^[15].
• electron's opposite of is recorded as electron hole^[16].
• electron's opposite of is recorded as proton^[17].
• electron's MeSH descriptor ID is recorded as D004583^[18].
• electron's BNCF Thesaurus ID is recorded as 3791^[19].
• electron's interaction is recorded as weak interaction^[20].
• electron's interaction is recorded as electromagnetic interaction^[21].
• electron's interaction is recorded as gravity^[22].
• electron's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1897-00-00T00:00:00Z^[23].
• electron's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02l7x^[24].
• electron's KEGG ID is recorded as C05359^[25].
• electron's MeSH tree code is recorded as G01.249.335^[26].
• electron's MeSH tree code is recorded as G01.358.500.750^[27].

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Works and Contributions

electron is credited with the discovery of J. J. Thomson^[3]. Things named for electron include electronvolt^[28], an unit of energy^[29].

Why It Matters

electron ranks in the top 4% of type_of_quantum_particle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,664 views/month).^[2] electron has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] electron is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

Entities named for electron include electronvolt^[28], an unit of energy^[29].