Classifying particles

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Flashcards on Classifying particles, created by lthistlewood2013 on 30/07/2014.
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Name three quarks There are six quarks: 1st generation: up, down 2nd generation: charm, strange 3rd generation: top and bottom
What is the baryon number of a quark? +1/3 (antiquarks have a baryon number of -1/3)
What is the quark composition of a proton? uud
Name the two types of fundamental particle that make up matter. Quarks and leptons (collectively known as fermions).
What is the quark composition of a neutron? udd
Name the two types of hadron. Baryon and meson
What are the quark compositions of hadrons and antihadrons? hadron: 3 quarks antihadron: 3 antiquarks
What is the quark composition of a meson? One quark and one antiquark.
Name the antiparticle of an electron. Positron
What is the quark composition of an antineutron? 1 antiup quark and 2 antidown quarks
'Force carrying' particles are collectively known as what? Bosons
What is the charge of i) a muon, ii) an antitau particle? i) muon: -1 ii) antitau: +1
To what class of particle do electrons and neutrinos belong? Leptons
What is a particle composed of quarks called? A hadron
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