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SA-9702-PP2-0011 markL1 FoundationCalculatorQuarks and hadrons

Calculate the charge, in units of

e

, of a baryon with composition uud.

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SA-9702-PP2-0021 markL1 FoundationCalculatorQuarks and hadrons

Calculate the charge, in units of

e

, of the

\Delta^-

baryon, composition ddd.

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SA-9702-PP2-0041 markL1 FoundationCalculatorQuarks and hadrons

The quark composition of a neutron is

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SA-9702-PP2-0051 markL1 FoundationCalculatorQuarks and hadrons

A meson consists of

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SA-9702-PP2-0061 markL1 FoundationCalculatorLeptons and β decay

Which of these is a fundamental particle?

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SA-9702-PP2-0091 markL1 FoundationCalculatorQuarks and hadrons

State the charge of an anti-up quark, in units of

e

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SA-9702-PP2-0101 markL1 FoundationCalculatorLeptons and β decay

A positron is

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SA-9702-PP2-0121 markL1 FoundationCalculatorQuarks and hadrons

How many flavours of quark are there?

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SA-9702-PP2-0031 markL2 StandardCalculatorQuarks and hadrons

Calculate the charge, in units of

e

, of a meson with composition

\text{u}\bar{\text{d}}

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SA-9702-PP2-0071 markL2 StandardCalculatorLeptons and β decay

In β⁻ decay, the quark change is

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SA-9702-PP2-0081 markL2 StandardCalculatorLeptons and β decay

The force responsible for β decay is the

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SA-9702-PP2-0112 marksL3 ExamCalculatorQuarks and hadrons

A hadron has charge

+e

and consists of one strange antiquark and one other quark. Calculate the charge, in units of

e

, of the other quark.

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