What is an electron? (video) (IMAGE)

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What is an electron? (video)

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When it comes to electrons — one of the fundamental building blocks of all matter — there are lots of unanswered questions. How big are they? What are they made out of? What … are they? In this video we take a crack at answering the most basic, and yet perplexing, questions about some chemists’ favorite particles: https://youtu.be/dgqHFpP1w2k.

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