Quarks Flashcards
(15 cards)
what are the three types of fundamental particles
fundamental bosons
quarks
leptons
what are the three types of quark
up
down
strange
what is the quark combination for a proton
UUD
how many flavours of quarks are there
6
what is a quark
A quark is a type of elementary particle and a fundamental constituent of matter.
why are quarks fundamental particles
as they are not made up of any other particles
what is a fundamental particle
it cannot be split up and is no made up f any other particles
what is the charge of an up quark
+2/3 of the electron charge
what is the charge of a down quark
-1/3 e
what is the quark combination of a neutron
UDD
what is the charge of a strange quark
-1/3e
what is a baryon
a particle made up of three quarks
what baryon number do all baryons have
+1
what baryon number do all quarks have
+1/3
what is the strangeness number of a strange quark
-1
