The Standard Model of Matter (HSC SSCE Physics): Flashcards

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The Standard Model of Matter
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Standard Model purpose

Framework describing all matter & forces using fundamental particles

Quark electric charge values

+23+\frac{2}{3} or 13-\frac{1}{3} (fractional)

Proton quark composition

Two up quarks & one down quark (uud)

Neutron quark composition

One up quark & two down quarks (udd)

Baryons structure

Particles made from three quarks combined together

Mesons structure

Particles made from a quark and an anti-quark pair

Which force do leptons NOT interact through?

Strong nuclear force

Four fundamental force carriers (bosons)

Photon, gluon, W & Z bosons, graviton (theoretical)

Higgs boson function

Gives mass to other particles

When & where was Higgs boson discovered?

4 July 2012 at CERN using Large Hadron Collider

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