4) Classification of Particles Flashcards

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1
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What group of particles experiences the strong force?

A

-Hadrons.

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What groups of particles experience the weak force?

A

-Hadrons and leptons.

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3
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What group of particles experience the electromagnetic force?

A

-Charged particles.

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4
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Name the unique family of particles to which the kaon and pions belong.

A

-Meson.

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5
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Positive kaons have unusually long lifetimes. Give a reason why you would expect this to be the case.

A

-Because they contain the strange quark.

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Mesons are a sub-group of a larger group of particles. State the name of this larger group of particles.

A

-Hadrons.

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7
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What is the only stable baryon?

A

Proton.

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8
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What do other baryons eventually decay into?

A

Proton.

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