AS Particles Quiz

State the exchange particle of the weak nuclear force.

Hadrons fall into two subgroups. What are they?

• Baryons and Muons

• Leptons and Baryons

• Baryons and Mesons

• Quarks and Mesons

Which of the following is a Baryon?

• Neutrino

• Neutron

• Electron

• Positron

Which of the following is a Meson?

• Kaon

• Proton

• Sigma

• Photon

The kaon is more ____________ than a pion and eventually decays into it.

The kaon is more unstable than a pion and eventually decays into it. This is because the Kaon is __________ than a pion.

What is the only stable baryon?

What is the Baryon number of the anti-proton?

• 0

• 1

• -1

What is the baryon number of an electron?

• 0

• 1

• -1

What is the baryon number of a pion?

• 0

• -1

• 1