The electrons, protons and neutrons which make up an atom have
definite charges and masses. If they are modeled as hard spheres with
the same density, they would have the relative sizes shown. While that
model should not be taken as reality, it gives us a convenient object to
which to attach the definite properties of the particles.

While the charges and masses are precisely known, the sizing is just
fun and games. Our best information about the proton and neutron
indicates that they are constituent particles, made up of three quarks
each. They do however seem to have an
effective density which is roughly characteristic of all nuclei, and we can attribute to them a radius of about 1.2 x 10
-15
meters. The electron is a fundamental particle, classified as a lepton,
which is apparently not made out of any constituent particles. Down to
scales of a thousand times smaller than the proton radius quoted above,
they have no apparent structure.
Great information so the mass of protons and neutrons are the same but the the charge of the electron and proton is the same but with different charge ,thanks Dikran you refresh my memory.
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