Proton


In physics, the proton (Greek proton = first) is a subatomic particle with an electric charge of one positive fundamental unit (1.602 × 10<sup>−19</sup> coulomb), a diameter of about 1.5×10<sup>−15</sup> m, and a mass of 938.27231(28) MeV/c<sup>2</sup> (1.6726 × 10−27 kg), 1.007 276 466 88(13) u or about 1836 times the mass of an electron.