Antimatter is any substance that, when combined with an equal amount of matter, results in the complete and direct conversion of all substance to energy. Antimatter is composed of antiparticles. Each particle of matter has a corresponding antiparticle of antimatter.
The antiparticle of an electron is know as a positron. It has the same mass as an electron, but opposite electric charge. The antiparticle of the proton is called an antiproton. It has the same mass as a proton, but opposite charge. The antiparticle of the neutron is an antineutron. It has the same mass as a neutron and like the neutron, has no electric charge.
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