• Question: Why do we not have particles in are brain

    Asked by skythekidrs2 to Hannah on 18 Jun 2013.
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      Hannah Brotherton answered on 18 Jun 2013:

      Hi Skythekidrs2,
      People think of particles as photons (sunlight particles) or an electron and so it is easy to think that our bodies are not made of the same things. But what all particles have in common is an atom, the basic unit of every element in the universe, the basic unit of matter. So everything in the universe that is matter (physical to touch) is made up of atoms. In a human body we have 7,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 (7 octillion) atoms…..thats huge! So part of a particle, the atom allows the universe to form physical things……earth, trees and the brain. Also, Electrons, which allow electricity to happen in the world is also in our brain….there are about 4,165,672,900,000,000,000,000,000,000,…
      0,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,…
      0,000,000,000,000,000,000
      electrons in the brain (I can’t even pronounce that number lol). This electricity allows us to store our memories and our thoughts and even our souls and personalities. But if our brains are made of electricity, why don’t we ever run out of it?? This is why the brain is the most amazing thing to study! 😀

      Han

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