Which of the following statements is false? Protons have the same relative mass as neutrons. Protons have the same relative mass as electrons. Electrons have a much smaller relative mass than neutrons.

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Which of the following statements is false? Protons have the same relative mass as neutrons. Protons have the same relative mass as electrons. Electrons have a much smaller relative mass than neutrons.

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[Protons have the same relative mass as electrons.]

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## Step 1: The given statements present facts in the world of physics about particle mass scale in relation to each other particularly an electron, a proton, and a neutron. We are required to identify the false statement among the given set. ## Step 2: Checking the accuracy of each statement carefully; (a), a proton shares roughly the same size and weight as a neutron - this is a true science fact and (c), an electron has an exceptionally smaller mass than that of a neutron, is also factually true. ## Step 3: However, if we consider statement (b) which says, "Protons have the same relative mass as electrons", this is known to be false in the world of physics. The scientific fact categorically proves that an electron carries a significantly lesser mass as compared to a proton (almost 1/2000 times the size of a proton's mass).

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Which of the following statements is false? Protons have the same relative mass as neutrons. Protons have the same relative mass as electrons. Electrons have a much smaller relative mass than neutrons.

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