Protonation is the addition of a proton (H+) to an atom, molecule, or ion. A Bronsted-Lowry acid is defined as a chemical substance that protonates another substance. Properties In physics, the proton (Greek proton = first) is a subatomic particle with an electric charge of one positive fundamental unit (1. ... General Name, Symbol, Number hydrogen, H, 1 Chemical series nonmetals Group, Period, Block 1, 1, s Appearance colorless Atomic mass 1. ... A cation is an ion with positive charge. ... Properties In chemistry and physics, an atom (Greek άÏομον meaning indivisible) is the smallest possible particle of a chemical element that retains its chemical properties. ... In general, a molecule is the smallest particle of a pure chemical substance that still retains its composition and chemical properties. ... // An ion is an atom or group of atoms with a net electric charge. ... An acid-base reaction is a chemical reaction between an acid and a base. ... A chemical substance is any material substance used in or obtained by a process in chemistry: A chemical compound is a substance consisting of two or more chemical elements that are chemically combined in fixed proportions. ...
Protons may be transmuted into neutrons by inverse beta decay (that is, by capturing an electron); since neutrons are heavier than protons, this process does not occur spontaneously but only when energy is supplied.
By 2002 Proton held a market share of over 60 per cent in Malaysia, which was reduced to barely 30 percent by 2005 and is expected to reduce further in 2008 when AFTA mandates reduce import tariffs to a maximum of 5%.
Proton exports cars to the United Kingdom and Australia and the company is aggressively marketing its cars in several other countries including the Middle East.
Proton began its exports with countries where (as in Malaysia) drivers use the left side of the road like New Zealand in the late 1980s, but its success was mostly limited to the United Kingdom where it entered the market in 1989.