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The W and Z bosons mediate the weak force, which is responsible for radioactive decay.
True
Match the type of quark with its description:
Up ↔️ One of the lightest quarks
Charm ↔️ Heavier than up
Bottom ↔️ One of the heaviest quarks
The W and Z bosons mediate the weak force, which is responsible for radioactive
decay
The W and Z bosons mediate the
weak force
.
True
W and Z bosons mediate the weak force, which is responsible for radioactive decay.
True
Match the lepton with its corresponding type:
Electron ↔️ Charged lepton
Electron neutrino ↔️ Neutral lepton
The strong force binds quarks together to form
hadrons
How do gluons mediate the strong force between quarks?
Exchange between quarks
Leptons can have either negative or neutral
electric
charge.
True
The Standard Model categorizes particles into fermions and
bosons
Quarks make up protons and
neutrons
The strong force binds quarks together using
gluons
Gravity is not fully integrated into the Standard
Model
Quarks and leptons are categorized into three
generations
Quarks participate in strong, weak, and electromagnetic interactions.
True
Quarks are the building blocks of
hadrons
When a particle and its antiparticle interact, they convert their mass into
energy
Which particles mediate the strong nuclear force?
Gluons
What is the name of the force-carrying particle that mediates the strong force between quarks?
Gluons
Which fundamental force is not fully integrated into the Standard Model of Particle Physics?
Gravity
How many types of leptons are there in the Standard Model?
Six
Match the type of lepton with its description:
Electron ↔️ One of the lightest leptons
Muon ↔️ Heavier than an electron
Tau ↔️ One of the heaviest leptons
Gravity is not fully integrated into the Standard Model of Particle
Physics
What are fundamental particles in physics?
Basic constituents of matter
Gluons mediate the strong force that binds quarks together within
hadrons
.
True
Which force is responsible for radioactive decay processes?
Weak force
Quarks are the building blocks of
hadrons
Match the fundamental particle with its role in particle physics:
Quarks ↔️ Building blocks of matter
Leptons ↔️ Include electrons and neutrinos
Gluons ↔️ Mediate the strong force
Leptons include electrons, neutrinos, and their heavier counterparts.
True
W and Z bosons mediate the
weak force
.
True
Match the fundamental force with its force-carrying particle:
Strong Force ↔️ Gluons
Electromagnetic Force ↔️ Photons
Weak Force ↔️ W and Z Bosons
Force-carrying particles mediate fundamental forces by being exchanged between interacting particles.
True
Match the type of fundamental particle with its description:
Quarks ↔️ Building blocks of hadrons
Leptons ↔️ Include electrons and neutrinos
What are the possible electric charges for quarks?
+2/3 or -1/3
What are the three generations of leptons?
Electron, muon, tau
What is the primary force that binds protons and neutrons together in the nucleus?
Strong nuclear force
Order the following forces from strongest to weakest:
1️⃣ Strong nuclear force
2️⃣ Electromagnetic force
3️⃣ Weak nuclear force
4️⃣ Gravity
Match the type of particle accelerator with its description:
Linear Accelerators ↔️ Accelerate particles in a straight line
Circular Accelerators ↔️ Accelerate particles in a circular path
Colliders ↔️ Collide two beams of particles head-on
There are six types of quarks, including up, down, charm, strange, top, and
bottom
Quarks are the fundamental building blocks of protons and
neutrons
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