Mediating particle for the electromagnetic force?
Virtual photon
Mediating particle for gravitational force?
Graviton (undiscovered)
Mediating particle for strong interaction?
Gluons for quarks, pions for nucleons
Range of strong force?
Att 4-0.4 femto-meters, repulse below 0.5 femto-meters (1.0x10^-15)
What is apha decay?
Ejection of helium 2+ ion from parent nucleus to stabilise itself.
What is beta decay?
B+ P->N + electron neutrino + positron
B- N->P + electron anti-neutrino + electron
Speed of wave?
C=f x (lander)
Energy of a particle
E=hf
Annihilation is opposite of
Pair production
Anti particles vs particles
Same mass
Same rest energy
Opposite charge
Rest energy found by
E=MC^2