Fundamental Particles Flashcards
What are the two families of particles that feel the strong nuclear force?
Baryons and Masons
They are Hadrons that feel the strong nuclear force
What family is not affected by the strong nuclear force and is a fundamental particle?
Leptons
What is the Quark Theory?
Explains how all the particles are interlinked
What are Baryons made up of?
3 Quarks
What are Mesons made up of?
Quark Anti-Quark Pair
What are Leptons made up of?
Nothing, they are fundamental particles
Helpful Tip
Lepton Number and Baryon Number are not the same as Charge. They are used to balance equations to follow the laws of physics
What are Anti particles?
Antiparticles are made of of antimatter. When matter and anti matter meet they annihilate each other and produce a lair of high energy photons. Energy produced from mass