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How does muons differ from electrons?

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The muon differs from the electron in that it is unstable decaying with an average lifetime of 2.2 × 10 -6 sec (2.2 microseconds) into an electron or positron and a pair of neutrinos but this difference is related to the difference in mass; the electron is stable because there is no lighter particle into which it can decay.

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