Which of the following statements about neutrinos is not true?
A)About a thousand trillion neutrinos are passing through your body every second.
B)Neutrinos are created as a by-product of the proton-proton chain.
C)Neutrinos have no electrical charge.
D)Neutrinos have a tendency to pass through just about anything without interactions,making them very difficult to detect.
E)The mass of a neutrino is 30 percent of the mass of an electron.

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The statement that is not true is that the mass of a neutrino is 30 percent of the mass of an electron. While the exact mass of neutrinos is still uncertain, it is known that they have a very small mass, much less than even 1 percent of the mass of an electron.

Which of the Following Statements About Neutrinos Is Not True