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Particles and Interactions

Question 1 of 10

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Which of the following shows proton and neutron quark compositions respectively?

Select one of the following:

  • up, down, down and down, down, antidown

  • up, up, down and up, down, down

  • antiup, antiup, antidown and antiup, andtidown, antidown

Explanation

Question 2 of 10

1

Which particles contain strange quarks?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Kaon positive, Kaon negative and Kaon neutral

  • Pion positive, Pion negative, Pion neutral

  • Muons

  • Electrons

Explanation

Question 3 of 10

1

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The quark composition of a ( pion, pion neutral, pion positive, pion negative ) particle is up, antidown

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Question 4 of 10

1

Leptons, such as electrons, neutrinos and muons do not contain quarks.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 5 of 10

1

Which of the following particles are known as hadrons?
Please select all answers that apply.

Select one or more of the following:

  • Kaons

  • Neutrinos

  • Neutrons

  • Pions

  • Electrons

  • Protons

Explanation

Question 6 of 10

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During particle interactions, the following things must be conserved for the interaction to take place...
Please select only one answer.

Select one of the following:

  • Momentum

  • Energy, Momentum and Mass

  • Baryon and Lepton number

  • Charge

  • Energy, charge, strangeness, baryon number and lepton number

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Question 7 of 10

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Protons, Electrons, Neutrons, Neutrinos and Muons all decay by the ( electromagnetic, strong, weak ) interaction.

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Question 8 of 10

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The exchange particle for the strong interaction is the W+ boson.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 9 of 10

1

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Select one option of exchange particle/boson for the following interactions:
Weak Interaction - ( W and Z bosons, Photons, W bosons )
Strong Interaction - ( Gravitons, Photons, Gluons )
Electromagnetic Interaction - ( Z bosons, Photons, W bosons )
Gravitational Interaction - ( Photons, Gravitons, W and Z bosons )

Explanation

Question 10 of 10

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Beta decay occurs through the weak interaction.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation