Talk:Electron Manipulation/@comment-25210390-20150222015427/@comment-2221250-20150307033440

Okay, I'm no physicist, but I can try.

Electrons are Negatively charged particles outside of an atom. The amount of electrons an element has determines is properties. Look at a periodic table: The columns (except 3-12) are organized by how many electrons an element has. Atoms try to gather or lose electrons to get a full outer electron cloud. When two atoms have their electrons bond together, they create a compound. Example: 2 Hydrogen Atoms plus 1 Oxygen Atom equals 1 Water Molecule, which is why Water is called "H2O".

Antimatter is the polar opposite of matter. All particles have an anti-particle equivelent. An Anti-electron is also known as a positron. It has a positive charge as opposed to an electron's negative charge.

When matter contacts the appropriate antimatter, the particles explode. Violently. They annihilate eachother and convert into energy via E=MC squared. It was believed that when the universe began, that all the matter and antimatter annihilated and turned into energy. For some reason, there was more matter than antimatter, bringing us the universe today.

Antimatter is a common fiction element, commonly used in settings that need something to use for energy. Oftentimes, it's not portrayed accurately (in The Secret Saturdays, for example, Antimatter apparently warps matter into pretzel knots) It is a real thing, however, and has been observed.

Anyway, hope this helps.