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Particle Interactions & Conservation (Edexcel International A Level Physics)

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Which of the following is a fundamental particle?

  • atom

  • baryon

  • neutrino

  • pion

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Which of the following is a fundamental particle?

  • antiproton

  • muon

  • neutron

  • pion

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In 2015, a pentaquark was discovered.

The pentaquark was made of 5 quarks, straight c comma space straight c with bar on top comma space straight d comma space straight u comma space straight u.

The pentaquark can form a baryon-meson combination.

Which row of the table shows a possible arrangement of the quarks?

Quarks in baryon

Quarks in meson

A

straight d space straight u space straight u

straight c space straight c with bar on top

B

straight u space straight c with bar on top space straight u

straight d space straight c

C

straight c with bar on top space space straight u

straight d space straight u space straight c

D

straight u space straight d

straight c space straight c with bar on top space straight u

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    Which of the following is the quark structure for a straight pi to the power of minus particle?

    • d d d

    •  stack u u d with bar on top

    • u with italic bar on top d 

    • u d

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    Which row in the table gives the charge and mass of an antiproton?

     

    Charge / C

    Mass / kg

    A

    1.6 × 10−19

    −9.11 × 10−31

    B

    –1.6 × 10−19

    9.11 × 10−31

    C

    1.6 × 10−19

    −1.67 × 10−27

    D

    –1.6 × 10−19

    1.67 × 10−27

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      Neutrinos can interact with protons to create neutrons.

      Which of the following equations shows this process?

      • nu subscript e space plus space p space rightwards arrow space e to the power of plus space plus space n

      • nu subscript e space plus space p space rightwards arrow space e to the power of – space plus space n

      • nu with bar on top subscript e space plus space p space rightwards arrow space e to the power of plus space plus space n

      • nu with bar on top subscript e space plus space p space rightwards arrow space e to the power of – space plus space n

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