Flying Squid to Science [email protected]English • 11 months agoPlease be patient.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square92fedilinkarrow-up1797
arrow-up1797imagePlease be patient.lemmy.worldFlying Squid to Science [email protected]English • 11 months agomessage-square92fedilink
minus-squareNougatlinkfedilink32•11 months agoNo, electrons are much smaller than protons, which are slightly smaller than neutrons.
minus-squareMyTurtleSwimsUpsideDownlinkfedilink64•11 months agoI think they meant “aren’t all protons the same as other protons?, neutrons as other neutrons?, etc.”
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish14•11 months agoYeah exactly. I couldn’t think of how to phrase that exactly without a long explanation though.
minus-squareMyTurtleSwimsUpsideDownlinkfedilink10•11 months agoIt made sense to me. I also struggled to phrase it without sounding like I was insulting them for misunderstanding you.
No, electrons are much smaller than protons, which are slightly smaller than neutrons.
I think they meant “aren’t all protons the same as other protons?, neutrons as other neutrons?, etc.”
Yeah exactly. I couldn’t think of how to phrase that exactly without a long explanation though.
It made sense to me. I also struggled to phrase it without sounding like I was insulting them for misunderstanding you.