There’s a ton of subatomic particles, but we tend to start with thinking about three of them, since you can think of an atom as being made up of these three. Electrons can be thought of as flying around occupying most of the space of the atom. read more
The three main subatomic particles that form an atom are protons, neutrons, and electrons. The center of the atom is called the nucleus. First, let's learn a bit about protons and neutrons, and then we will talk about electrons a little later. read more