Quarks Flashcards
1
Q
What are hadrons affected by
A
The strong interaction
2
Q
What are the two types of hadrons
A
Baryons and mesons
3
Q
What are some baryons
A
Protons and neutrons
4
Q
What are some mesons
A
Pions and kaons
5
Q
What are the quantum numbers
A
Charge, baryon, lepton, strangeness
6
Q
Which is the only stable baryon
A
Proton
7
Q
What is the exchange particle of the strong nuclear force
A
Pion
8
Q
What does a kaon do
A
Decays into a pion
9
Q
What are some leptons
A
Electron, muon, neutrino
10
Q
What does a muon do
A
Decays into an electron
11
Q
How are strange particles produced
A
Through the strong interaction and decay through the weak interaction
12
Q
What quarks make up a proton
A
uud
13
Q
What quarks make up a neutron
A
udd
14
Q
What quarks make up π+
A
u anti-d
15
Q
What quarks make up π-
A
d anti-u
