Particles and Waves: The Standard Model Flashcards
what are quarks
the fundamental particles that experience the strong force and make up the hadrons:
they combine to make protons and neutrons
What are Leptons
A family of 6 particles which do not experience the strong force
The Leptons are
- electrons
-tau
-muon
-electron neutrino
-tau neutino
-muon neutrino
The quarks are
- top
- bottom
- up
- down
- strange
-charm
What are bosons
Bosons are the family of force mediating particles
Which boson is associated with the electromagnetic force
The photon
Which boson is assciated withe the strong nuclear force
The gluon
Which bosons is associated with the weak nuclear force
The W&Z particle bosons
Which particle is associated with the force of gravity
The graviton
What is a hardon
a particle made up of quarks
What is a baryon
a particle formed of 3 quarks
what is a meson
a particle comprising a quark and an anti-quark
What are Anti-matter particles
Anti matter particles have the same properties but opposite charge
What are fermions
The family name of the fundamental matter particles
What is mean by “fundamental particles”
cannot be broken down into anything smaller
Describe a Proton in terms of fundamental particles
A proton comprises 2 up quarks and a down quark
Describe a neutron in terms of fundamental particles
A neutron comprises 1 up quark and 2 down quarks
What is the strong force
the strongest of the fundamental forces
What is the gravitational frce
The weakest of the fundamental forces of nature
what is the weak firce
acts over a short distance and is responsible for beta decay
what is the electromagnetic force
responsibe for keeping electros in their atomic orbital
what is a neutrone
an uncharged particle which is emitted in radioactive beta decay
what is the tau
the tau particle is the heaviest lepton
