neutrons
Neutrons have approximately the same mass as protons but no charge. They are electrically neutral. The mass of a proton or a neutron is about 1836 times greater than the mass of an electron. Protons and neutrons constitute by far the bulk of the mass of atoms. The discovery of the electron and the proton was crucial to the development of the modern model of the atom and provides an excellent case study in the application of the scientific method. In fact, the elucidation of the atoms structure is one of the greatest detective stories in the history of science.