The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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They found that approximately 89% of the studies involved reactions at one or more electrodes in which both electrons and protons were transferred.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026
When electrons and protons move in a coordinated way, molecules can avoid intermediate steps that would otherwise require more energy.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026
Electrons move on extremely short timescales, and protons move nearly as fast.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026
The familiar matter that makes up people, planets, and nearly everything around us consists of protons, neutrons, and electrons.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
Their existence had been predicted in 1934 by Japanese physicist Hideki Yukawa, who speculated that they carried the force that binds the atomic nucleus together, counteracting the mutual electromagnetic repulsion of its positively charged protons.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
