Quarks and Leptons Flashcards
0
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How do Leptons interact?
A
Leptons interact through the weak interaction and through the electromagnetic interaction if charged.
1
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All particles fall into which two groups?
A
Hadrons and Leptons.
2
Q
How do Hadrons interact?
A
Hadrons interact through the strong interaction and through the electromagnetic interaction if charged. Apart from the proton, which is stable, hadrons decay through the weak interaction.
3
Q
What two groups can Hadrons be divided into?
A
Baryons and Mesons.
4
Q
Name the six different leptons.
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Electron, Muon, Tau, and their corresponding neutrinos.
5
Q
Name the six different quarks.
A
Up, Down, Strange, Charm, Top, Bottom.
6
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Name 4 quantities that must be conserved in particle interactions.
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Lepton number, Baryon number, Strangeness and Charge.
