##  [Electron](/index.php/electron) 

  ##  [Electron](https://natural.quantumdictionary.io/electron-0) 

  

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Definition

A fundamental charged lepton with negative electric charge (−e), intrinsic spin 1/2, and rest mass m_e that participates in electromagnetic and weak interactions and forms the shell structure of atoms.