The Standard Model of Matter (HSC SSCE Physics): Quizzes
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What is the quark composition of a proton?
What is the quark composition of a proton?
Two up quarks and one down quark
What are baryons made from?
What are baryons made from?
Three quarks
Which force do leptons NOT interact through?
Which force do leptons NOT interact through?
Strong nuclear force
What is a key property of first generation particles?
What is a key property of first generation particles?
They are stable and do not decay
Which boson carries the strong nuclear force?
Which boson carries the strong nuclear force?
Gluon
What role does the Higgs boson play?
What role does the Higgs boson play?
Gives mass to other particles
How do quarks exist in nature?
How do quarks exist in nature?
Always in combinations with other quarks
What are mesons composed of?
What are mesons composed of?
A quark and an anti-quark
When was the Higgs boson discovered at CERN?
When was the Higgs boson discovered at CERN?
4 July 2012
How much smaller is the nucleus than the atom?
How much smaller is the nucleus than the atom?
10,000 times smaller