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==Key Stage 5==
===Meaning===
'''Neutrinos''' are [[Neutral Charge|neutral]] [[lepton]]s with negligible [[mass]].
===About Neutrinos===
: '''Neutrinos''' are very difficult to detect but they have been demonstrated to exist due to the law of [[Conservation of Momentum|conservation of momentum]] applied during [[Radioactive Decay|decay]] occurring due to the [[Weak Nuclear Interaction|weak interaction]]. During a [[Radioactive Decay|decay]] the observable products can be seen to move in such a way as would violate [[Conservation of Momentum|conservation of momentum]] showing that another [[Subatomic Particle|subatomic particle]] must be created in the [[Radioactive Decay|decay]].
: Due to their negligible [[mass]], [[neutrino]]s are very stable and pass through most [[matter]] without any interaction.
: '''Neutrinos''' released during [[Radioactive Decay|decay]] tend to travel at speeds approaching the [[Speed of Light|speed of light]].
: The evidence for '''neutrinos''' also reveals the [[Conservation of Lepton Number|conservation of lepton number]].
===Conserved Quantities===
{| border="1" style="border-collapse:collapse"
| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|'''Lepton'''
| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|[[Electrical Charge|'''Charge''']]/[[Elementary Charge|e]]
| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|'''[[Strangeness]]'''
| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|'''[[Conservation of Baryon Number|Baryon Number]]'''
| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|'''[[Conservation of Lepton Number|Lepton Number]]'''
|-
| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|
[[Electron-neutrino]]
| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|<math>Q=0</math>
| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|<math>S=0</math>
| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|<math>B=0</math>
| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|<math>L=+1</math>
|-
| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|
[[Muon-neutrino]]
| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|<math>Q=0</math>
| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|<math>S=0</math>
| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|<math>B=0</math>
| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|<math>L=+1</math>
|-
| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|
[[Tauon-neutrino]]
| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|<math>Q=0</math>
| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|<math>S=0</math>
| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|<math>B=0</math>
| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|<math>L=+1</math>
|-
| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|
[[Antielectron-neutrino]]
| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|<math>Q=0</math>
| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|<math>S=0</math>
| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|<math>B=0</math>
| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|<math>L=-1</math>
|-
| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|
[[Antimuon-neutrino]]
| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|<math>Q=0</math>
| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|<math>S=0</math>
| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|<math>B=0</math>
| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|<math>L=-1</math>
|-
| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|
[[Antitauon-neutrino]]
| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|<math>Q=0</math>
| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|<math>S=0</math>
| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|<math>B=0</math>
| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|<math>L=-1</math>
|}
===Meaning===
'''Neutrinos''' are [[Neutral Charge|neutral]] [[lepton]]s with negligible [[mass]].
===About Neutrinos===
: '''Neutrinos''' are very difficult to detect but they have been demonstrated to exist due to the law of [[Conservation of Momentum|conservation of momentum]] applied during [[Radioactive Decay|decay]] occurring due to the [[Weak Nuclear Interaction|weak interaction]]. During a [[Radioactive Decay|decay]] the observable products can be seen to move in such a way as would violate [[Conservation of Momentum|conservation of momentum]] showing that another [[Subatomic Particle|subatomic particle]] must be created in the [[Radioactive Decay|decay]].
: Due to their negligible [[mass]], [[neutrino]]s are very stable and pass through most [[matter]] without any interaction.
: '''Neutrinos''' released during [[Radioactive Decay|decay]] tend to travel at speeds approaching the [[Speed of Light|speed of light]].
: The evidence for '''neutrinos''' also reveals the [[Conservation of Lepton Number|conservation of lepton number]].
===Conserved Quantities===
{| border="1" style="border-collapse:collapse"
| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|'''Lepton'''
| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|[[Electrical Charge|'''Charge''']]/[[Elementary Charge|e]]
| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|'''[[Strangeness]]'''
| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|'''[[Conservation of Baryon Number|Baryon Number]]'''
| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|'''[[Conservation of Lepton Number|Lepton Number]]'''
|-
| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|
[[Electron-neutrino]]
| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|<math>Q=0</math>
| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|<math>S=0</math>
| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|<math>B=0</math>
| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|<math>L=+1</math>
|-
| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|
[[Muon-neutrino]]
| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|<math>Q=0</math>
| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|<math>S=0</math>
| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|<math>B=0</math>
| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|<math>L=+1</math>
|-
| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|
[[Tauon-neutrino]]
| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|<math>Q=0</math>
| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|<math>S=0</math>
| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|<math>B=0</math>
| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|<math>L=+1</math>
|-
| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|
[[Antielectron-neutrino]]
| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|<math>Q=0</math>
| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|<math>S=0</math>
| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|<math>B=0</math>
| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|<math>L=-1</math>
|-
| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|
[[Antimuon-neutrino]]
| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|<math>Q=0</math>
| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|<math>S=0</math>
| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|<math>B=0</math>
| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|<math>L=-1</math>
|-
| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|
[[Antitauon-neutrino]]
| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|<math>Q=0</math>
| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|<math>S=0</math>
| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|<math>B=0</math>
| style="height:20px; width:120px; text-align:center;"|<math>L=-1</math>
|}