pic taken from onemansblog.com showing the effects of collisions of charged particles in the atmosphere near the poles known as auroraLink to google search aurora borealis
Charged particles can be electrons , protons and ions definitely not neutrons. Therefore the neutrons are referred to as 'silent bullet' in mandarin as it will head towards its target and destruct the nucleus of cells. Electrons can easily be deflected due to its small mass. An electron heading towards and atom will most probably be deflected by electrons of the atom and also ionising or causing exitation of the atom . A proton moving towards an atom will also be deflected by the nucleus of the atom of a large charge of the same type thus the proton suffers greater acceleration due to its small mass. The force between two charges are the same ( action -reaction) but its acceleration on each charge is different due to differing masses. Relate this to the earth-moon system having the same force of attraction , but the moon accelerate in circular motion around the earth as the magnitude of the acceleration is greater.
