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1
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What does an atom consist of?

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Central positively charged nucleus containing protons and neutrons (nucleons)

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What is the diameter of an atom? (Atomic diameter)

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10^-10m

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3
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What surrounds the nucleus of an atom?

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Electrons

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4
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What is the diameter of the nucleus of an atom?

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10^-15m or 1 femtometer

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What is the charge and relative charge of a proton?

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1.6 x10^-19, +1

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6
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What is the charge and relative charge of a neutron?

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0, 0

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7
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What is the charge and relative charge of a electron?

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-1.6 x10^-19, -1

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8
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What is the symbol for proton/atomic number?

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Z

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9
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What is the proton number equal to?

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Number of protons in the nucleus of an atom

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10
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What is the symbol for mass/nucleon number?

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A

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11
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What is the mass number equal to?

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Number of protons + number of neutrons in the nucleus of an atom

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12
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What are isotopes?

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Atoms with the same amount of protons and different numbers of neutrons

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13
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If 2 different atoms have the same proton number, they are of…?

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The same element

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14
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Are all isotopes radioactive?

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No

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15
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What are radioactive isotopes called?

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Radioisotopes

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16
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What is the equation of specific charge?

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charge of particle / mass of particle

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17
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Which out of protons, neutrons and electrons have the largest specific charge?

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Electrons

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18
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Define the strong nuclear force

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Stable isotopes have nuclei that don’t disintegrate. There must be a force holding them together

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19
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What does the strong nuclear force overcome in the nucleus?

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Electrostatic force of repulsion between protons in the nucleus

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20
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What does the strong nuclear force do?

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Keep protons and neutrons together

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21
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What is the range of the strong nuclear force?

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3-4 femtometers (diameter of nucleus)

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22
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What is the range of electrostatic force? And when does the range start to decrease?

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Infinite. Starts to decrease when the range between 2 charged particles increases

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23
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What distance does the strong nuclear force start to act as a repulsive force?

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When distance is less than 0.5 femtometer

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24
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Why does the strong nuclear force turn into a repulsive force at very small distances?

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To prevent protons and neutrons being pushed into each other. This prevents the nucleus collapsing intoa point

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25
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When is electromagnetic radiation emitted?

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When charged particles lose energy

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26
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Give 2 examples when electromagnetic radiation would be emitted

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  1. Electrons decreasing in energy inside an atom (light)

2. Electrons losing energy when stopped by a solid material (X-rays)

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27
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Name the electromagnetic spectrum in order of decreasing wavelengths/increasing frequency

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Radio, microwave, infrared, visible, ultra violet, x-ray, gamma ray

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28
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What is the wavelength of a radio wave?

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Greater than 0.1m

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29
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What is the wavelength of an microwave?

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0.1mm-1mm

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30
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What is the wavelength of an infrared wave?

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1mm to 700nm

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31
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What is the wavelength of visible light?

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700nm to 400nm

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32
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What is the wavelength of an ultraviolet wave

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400nm to 1nm

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33
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What is the wavelength of an x-ray?

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less than 1nm

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34
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What is the wavelength of a gamma ray?

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less than 1nm

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35
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Do all forms of radiation travel at the same speed through a vacuum?

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Yes

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36
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What speed to all forms of radiation travel at in a vacuum?

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3 x10^8m/s

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37
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What is a photon?

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A packet of wave energy

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38
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How is EM radiation emitted?

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As a short burst of waves in all directions

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39
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What does a photon contain?

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A set amount of energy

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40
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Define antimatter

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All particles of normal matter have a corresponding particle that:

  1. Has the same mass as the normal particle
  2. Has opposite charge (if normal particle is charged)
  3. Will undergo annihilation with normal particle if they meet
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41
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What is the antiparticle for a proton and what is it?

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Anti proton - negatively charged proton

42
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What is the antiparticle for a electron and what is it?

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Positron - positively charged electron

43
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Define annihilation

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When particles and anti particles meet and their mass is converted into pure energy

44
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Define the process of annihilation (what happens)?

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A particle and anti particle meet, and all of their mass and KE turn into 2 photons of equal frequency that move off in opposite directions

45
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How is pair production different to annihilation?

A

Annihilation - matter -> energy

Pair production - energy -> matter

46
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Define the process of pair production (what happens)?

A

The energy of 1 photon can be used to create a particle and its corresponding antiparticle

47
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How do photons conserve momentum?

A

By interacting with another particle

48
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How many joules is 1 electron volt?

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1eV = 1.5 x10^-19 J

49
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How many joules is 1 mega electron volt?

A

1MeV = 1.5 x10^-13 J

50
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How many electron volts is 1 joule?

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1J = 1 / (1.6x10^-19) eV

51
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What is an electron volt equal to?

A

The KE gained by an electron when accelerated by a p.d of 1V

52
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What is the unit of sub atomic particles most commonly quoted as?

A

MeV

53
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In pair production, what is always conserved?

A

Energy, momentum, charge, lepton number, baryon number, strangeness

54
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What are virtual particles?

A

Virtual particles are exchanged when forces are experienced between particles

55
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Where does the virtual particle travel?

A

Between real particles affecting their motion

56
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What are exchange particles called which are transferred between fundamental particles

A

Gauge bosons

57
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Describe what happens in a feynman diagram with the repulsion of 2 electrons?

A

2 electrons travel, then exchange a photon, and then 2 electrons travel off

58
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State the equation for beta - decay

A

A A 0 _
X -> Y + B + Ve
Z Z + 1 -1

59
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Describe what happens in a feynman diagram with Beta - decay

A

Neutron travels, exchanges a W - boson, turns into a proton, B- particle and anti electron neutrino

60
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Describe what happens in a feynman diagram with the interaction of a neutron and anti neutrino

A

Neutron and neutrino travel, exchange a W - boson, turns into a proton and B- particle

61
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What are neutrinos affected by?

A

Weak nuclear force

62
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What forces don’t neutrinos feel?

A

Strong and electrostatic

63
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Describe what happens in a feynman diagram with beta plus

A

Proton travels, exchanges a W+ boson, turns into neutron, positron and neutrino

64
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Describe what happens in a feynman diagram with the interaction of a proton and anti-neutrino

A

Proton and neutrino travel, exchange W+ boson, turn into neutron and positron

65
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Describe what happens in a feynman diagram with electron capture

A

Proton and electron travel, exchange W+ boson, turn into a neutron and neutrino

66
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Describe what happens in electron capture

A

One of excess protons interacts with one of the inner shell electrons to form a neutron producing a neutrino

67
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What are the 2 categories of matter and anti matter?

A

Hadrons and leptons

68
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What are 2 sub-categories of hadrons?

A

Baryons and mesons

69
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What are hadrons?

A

Particles that interact through strong interaction

70
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What are leptons?

A

Particles that interact through weak interaction

71
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What are baryons?

A

Hadrons that are protons that eventually decay into protons e.g protons, neutrons

72
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What is a meson?

A

Hadrons that don’t include protons in decay product. All mesons are unstable e.g Pions, kaons

73
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Are protons leptons or hadrons (if hadrons, which type)?

A

Hadrons, and a baryon

74
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Are neutrons leptons or hadrons (if hadrons, which type)?

A

Hadrons, and a baryon

75
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Are electrons leptons or hadrons (if hadrons, which type)?

A

Leptons

76
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Can pions/ π mesons be charged?

A

Yes, positively π+, negatively π- and no charge π^0

77
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What are the rest masses of pions?

A

Between muon and proton. About 300x electron

78
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Are pions unstable, and which decay do they interact with?

A

Very unstable, interact through weak interaction

79
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What does π+ decay into?

A

Anti muon and neutrino

80
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What does π- decay into?

A

muon and anti-neutrino

81
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What does π^0 decay into?

A

2 high energy photons

82
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Are pions leptons or hadrons (if hadrons, which type)?

A

Hadrons, mesons

83
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Can kaons/ K mesons be charged?

A

Yes, positively K+, negatively K- and no charge K^0

84
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What are the rest masses of kaons?

A

Greater than pions, but less than a proton

85
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Are kaons unstable, and which decay do they interact with?

A

They are unstable, and interact through weak interaction far more slowly than pions

86
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Why are kaons called strange particles?

A

Due to slow rate of decay 10^-10s - unexpected

87
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What do kaons decay into?

A

Pions, muons and neutrinos

88
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What are fundamental particles and give an example

A

Particles that do not decay into any other particles except leptons. e.g leptons

89
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What are the 3 families of leptons?

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1 - Electrons, electron neutrinos
2 - Muon and muon neutrinos
3 - Tau and tau neutrinos

90
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what is the charge of muons? (μ-)

A

Negative

91
Q

How big in size are muons in relation to electrons?

A

200x more massive

92
Q

What is the antiparticle of muons and give the charge

A

Antimuons (μ+) Positively charged

93
Q

What do muons decay into through which type of interaction?

A

Decay via weak interaction into electrons and anti neutrinos

94
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What do antimuons decay into?

A

Positrons and neutrinos

95
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What must all interactions conserve?

A

Energy, charge, lepton number + type, baryon number and strangeness (strong interaction only)

96
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What are sigma particles?

A

Baryons with a strangeness of -1

97
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What is strangeness?

A

Property of some hadrons due to slow interactions with others

98
Q

Strangeness of K- meson?

A

-1

99
Q

Strangeness of K+ meson?

A

+1

100
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Strangeness of K^0 meson?

A

-1

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