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The 88 pages that link to Proton, each with the reason it gives.

• Atomic numberRelated: Each proton in the nucleus contributes one unit to the atomic number.

• Electric chargeRelated: Protons contribute positive charge to matter.

• Beta decayRelated: Its conversion into a neutron defines beta-plus decay.

• Big Bang nucleosynthesisRelated: Protons survived as hydrogen nuclei and combined with neutrons to form heavier light nuclei.

• Nuclear stabilityRelated: Proton number sets nuclear charge and the repulsion stability must overcome.

• Conjugate acid–base pairRelated: The one-proton difference is the defining feature of a conjugate pair.

• IonRelated: Protons provide the positive charge against which an ion's electrons are counted.

• Carbonic acidRelated: Acid behavior here centers on transfer of hydrogen ions, conventionally described as protons.

• Hydrogen atomRelated: Its positive charge binds the hydrogen atom’s electron.

• Alpha particleRelated: Two protons give an alpha particle its charge of +2.

• Elementary chargeRelated: A proton carries exactly one elementary charge.

• AcidRelated: Brønsted acids donate hydrogen ions, which are protons in aqueous chemistry.

• Nuclear forceRelated: Protons experience the nuclear force while also repelling one another electrically.

• Helium-4Related: Two protons give helium-4 its nuclear charge and elemental identity.

• Conjugate acidRelated: Accepting this particle is what distinguishes a base from its conjugate acid.

• Conjugate baseRelated: The proton is the particle lost when a conjugate base forms.

• Mass numberRelated: Each proton contributes one unit to an atom’s mass number.

• DeuteriumRelated: Its single proton gives deuterium the atomic number of hydrogen.

• Nuclear drip lineRelated: The proton drip line marks the limit to adding protons while retaining a bound nucleus.

• Nuclear spinRelated: Its intrinsic spin contributes to the total angular momentum of a nucleus.

• James ChadwickRelated: The radiation knocked protons from paraffin, whose recoil speeds revealed its particle-like collisions.

• ATLAS experimentRelated: Protons are the colliding particles accelerated by the LHC for ATLAS data-taking.

• CationRelated: A cation has more protons than electrons, leaving its net positive charge.

• HydroniumRelated: Hydronium forms when water accepts a proton.

• IsospinRelated: It is one member of the nucleon pair related by isospin.

• Rutherford modelRelated: Protons account for the positive charge concentrated in the model’s nucleus.

• Coulomb barrierRelated: Protons supply the positive nuclear charge responsible for electrostatic repulsion.

• Neutral hydrogenRelated: Its nuclear spin combines with the electron spin to split hydrogen’s ground state.

• Solar energetic particleRelated: Protons are usually the most abundant species in solar energetic particle events.

• DeprotonationRelated: Deprotonation specifically removes this particle from a chemical species.

• Mass defectRelated: Its mass is one of the constituent masses summed for a nucleus.

• AntiquarkRelated: Its measured properties also reflect transient antiquarks in the proton sea.

• Nuclear magnetic momentRelated: Its charge and intrinsic magnetic moment contribute to a nucleus’s total moment.

• Up quarkRelated: Its two up quarks help determine its positive electric charge.

• John CockcroftRelated: Accelerating protons supplied the incoming particles that triggered the lithium reaction.

• Down quarkRelated: One down quark supplies part of the proton's quark content and charge.

• Ernest WaltonRelated: Accelerated protons struck lithium nuclei in the experiment.

• Carbon isotopesRelated: Every carbon isotope has six protons, fixing its atomic identity.

• Richard E. TaylorRelated: Protons were among the nucleons whose internal structure the scattering experiments probed.

• Charge (electricity)Related: Its positive charge helps determine an atom's total charge.

• Free neutron decayRelated: The proton is the baryon left after a neutron's down quark changes flavor.