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The article for

Proton

das Proton

Proton is a neuter German noun. Its article is das.

Plural
die Protonen

Learn the noun together with its article. See the article rules.

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Why is it das Proton?

Proton ends in the word der Ton. Compounds usually take the article of their last word, but this one is an exception: das Proton.

Sense 1
das

Meaning

[1] Nuclear physics: Simply positively charged nucleon (a component of the atomic nucleus), consisting of a down and two up quarks

[1] Kernphysik: einfach positiv geladenes Nukleon (ein Baustein des Atomkerns), bestehend aus einem Down- und zwei Up-Quarks

[2] A positively charged hydrogen ion

[2] ein positiv geladenes Wasserstoff-Ion

Examples

[1] A stable helium core consists of one or two neutrons and two protoners

[1] Ein stabiler Heliumkern besteht aus ein oder zwei Neutronen und zwei Protonen.

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Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ das Proton die Protonen
Genitiv des Protons der Protonen
Dativ dem Proton den Protonen
Akkusativ das Proton die Protonen

Pronunciation

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