Flying Squid to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish • 8 months agoPlease be patient.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square92arrow-up1843
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minus-squareNougatlinkfedilink33•8 months agoNo, electrons are much smaller than protons, which are slightly smaller than neutrons.
minus-squareMyTurtleSwimsUpsideDownlinkfedilink67•8 months agoI think they meant “aren’t all protons the same as other protons?, neutrons as other neutrons?, etc.”
minus-square@LibertyLizard@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglish15•8 months agoYeah exactly. I couldn’t think of how to phrase that exactly without a long explanation though.
minus-squareMyTurtleSwimsUpsideDownlinkfedilink12•8 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.