7.3 Elementary Particles

What do you get when you combine 3 quarks?

• Lepton

• Meson

• Baryon

What kind of baryon is this?

• Proton

• Neutron

• Tau particle

What kind of baryon is this?

• Anti-tau particle

• Proton

• Neutron

What happens to the bond energy between two quarks as they get pulled apart?

• It gets bigger

• It gets smaller

• It stays the same

Which is the most stable lepton?

• Electron

• Muon

• Tau

Anti particles have...

• The same mass

• The same charge

• The same spin