3.2.1 Particles

Question 1

Specific Charge

Answer 1

Charge per unit mass

Question 2

Isotopes

Answer 2

Atoms with the same number of protons but with different numbers of neutrons

Question 3

Range of the Strong Nuclear Force

Answer 3

It attracts to around 3fm and has very-short range repulsion at around 0.5fm

Question 4

Radioactivity

Answer 4

Spontaneous decay of an unstable nuclei

Question 5

Strong nuclear force gauge boson

Answer 5

Pions

Question 6

Weak nuclear force gauge bosons

Answer 6

W+ and W- bosons

Question 7

Electromagnetic Force gauge boson

Answer 7

Virtual photon

Question 8

Neutron decay products

Answer 8

Proton and W- decays into Electron and electron antineutrino

Question 9

Proton decay products

Answer 9

Neutron and W+ boson decays into position and electron neutrino

Question 10

Hadrons

Answer 10

Particles/ Antiparticles that can interact with the strong nuclear force

Question 11

Baryons

Answer 11

Hadrons that eventually decay into protons

Question 12

Mesons

Answer 12

Hadrons that don’t decay to protons

Pion and Kaon

Question 13

Leptons

Answer 13

Particles/Antiparticles that don’t interact with the strong nuclear force
Electrons muons and neutrinos