Elementary particles

Question 1

Muon

Question 2

Elemantary particle with similar properties to the electron but with a mass 207 times that of the electron.

Answer 2

Barions, fermion, boson & meson

Question 3

Sub-atomic particle made up of three quarks (protons, neutrons, Hyperons)

Answer 3

Baryon

Question 4

a subatomic particle, such as a photon, which has zero or integral spin

Answer 4

Boson

Question 5

Name of the quarks that holds the nucleus of an atom together called

Answer 5

Gluons

Question 6

hypothetical elementary particle with a zero electric charge and no mass it is said to be responsible for gravity

Answer 6

Gravitron

Question 7

Positive sub atomic particle discovered by Ernest Rutherford

Answer 7

Proton

Question 8

Neautral sub atomic particle discovered by James Chadwich

Answer 8

Neutron

Question 9

Negative sub atomic particle discovered by JJ Thompson

Answer 9

Electron

Question 10

Derived from the Greek word meaning bulky

Answer 10

Hadron

Question 11

Newest elementary particle discovered in 2012 which is said to be the creator of life

Answer 11

Higgs Boson (God Particle)

Question 12

Two class of fermions/elementary particles,

Answer 12

Leptons and hadrons

Question 13

an unstable subatomic particle of the lepton class, with a charge of −1 and a mass roughly 3,500 times that of the electron

Answer 13

Tau

Question 14

Comprised of three quarks (lamda, omega & sigma)

Answer 14

Hyperons

Question 15

derived its name from the Greek word for small

Answer 15

Lepton

Question 16

Sub-atomic particle made up of one quark and one anti-quark

Answer 16

Meson

Question 17

Elmentary particle with a mass two close to zero to be measured

Answer 17

Neutrino

Question 18

Anti particle possessing the same mass of an electron but opposite charge

Answer 18

Positron

Question 19

any of a number of subatomic particles carrying a fractional electric charge, postulated as building blocks of the hadrons

Answer 19

Quark