Why do electrons have such a powerful charge for their size compared to protons? Is that even the right way to think about that?

Question

I’m taking a chemistry course right now, and one of the things I’ve learned is that protons have far more mass than electrons. Despite this, electrons seem just as relevant to the state of the atom, so much so that they seem to cancel out.

I wanted to ask first, how is this the case, but second, if I’m wrong about my assessment and why?

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Answer 1

Looking at it the other way, why is the proton so much more mass than the electron?, is 99% known. That is while an electron is a fundamental particle the proton is actually comprised of 3 quarks. 99% of the protons mass comes from the kinetic and potential energies of the quark gluon system. So the biggest reason the proton is more mass than an electron is because it is a comprised of smaller particles which are bound by an incredibly strong force. Why quarks are more massive than the electron I don’t know.

https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/672726/what-percentage-of-a-protons-mass-is-potential-kinetic-energy