Quarks Flashcards
what are the three types of fundamental particles
fundamental bosons
quarks
leptons
what are the three types of quark
up
down
strange
what is the quark combination for a proton
UUD
how many flavours of quarks are there
6
what is a quark
A quark is a type of elementary particle and a fundamental constituent of matter.
why are quarks fundamental particles
as they are not made up of any other particles
what is a fundamental particle
it cannot be split up and is no made up f any other particles
what is the charge of an up quark
+2/3 of the electron charge
what is the charge of a down quark
-1/3 e
what is the quark combination of a neutron
UDD
what is the charge of a strange quark
-1/3e
what is a baryon
a particle made up of three quarks
what baryon number do all baryons have
+1
what baryon number do all quarks have
+1/3
what is the strangeness number of a strange quark
-1
