Key term for Edexcel GCSE Physics, used in Atomic Structure.
A mass so small (like that of an electron) that it is treated as effectively zero when calculating the total mass of an atom.
Negligible mass appears in Edexcel GCSE Physics revision content for Radioactivity, especially Atomic Structure and Relative Masses and Charges.
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