Physicists may be a step closer to solving the mystery of proton size
For nearly a decade, the width of the puny subatomic particles has been disputed
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Scientists disagree over the size of protons (illustrated within the nucleus of an atom). A new measurement lends additional support to claims that protons are smaller than previously thought.
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