-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] > http://physics.nist.gov/cgi-bin/cuu/Value?esme > It is linear - lower mass means proportionately lower charge
> I think you are drawing a line through a single point here. Each particle type has it's own mass to charge ratio. Otherwise, protons and electrons would share the same mass (since the magnitude of the charge on both is the same - though the sign is different.) Yes and no. Of course the identical ratio will not apply across the range of elementary particles, yet all electrons (but not all leptons) will share the same ratio of mass-to-charge - indicating that if lighter electrons exist, they will have less charge (and vice-versa) ... that is my reading of it.
