Physics Question #382
Ahmad, a 10 year old male from the Internet asks on May 28, 1998,
What are neutrinos and positrons?
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The answer
Barry Shell
answered on May 28, 1998
Neutrinos and positrons are subatomic particles. The neutrino has no charge and very little if any mass, and it travels at the speed of light. They are very hard to detect. Positrons are the antiparticles of electrons.
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