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:**[[Muon]] - A type of [[lepton]] often referred to as a 'heavy electron' same [[Electrical Charge|charge]] as an [[electron]] (-1.60x10<sup>-19</sup>) but a [[mass]] 206 times the [[mass]] of an [[electron]]. | :**[[Muon]] - A type of [[lepton]] often referred to as a 'heavy electron' same [[Electrical Charge|charge]] as an [[electron]] (-1.60x10<sup>-19</sup>) but a [[mass]] 206 times the [[mass]] of an [[electron]]. | ||
:**[[Neutrino]] - A type of [[lepton]] with zero [[Electrical Charge|charge]] and negligible [[mass]]. | :**[[Neutrino]] - A type of [[lepton]] with zero [[Electrical Charge|charge]] and negligible [[mass]]. | ||
| − | :*[[Quark]]s - A group of '''subatomic particle''' believed to be [[Fundamental Particle|fundamental]] but have never been on their own. They always exists in either a triplet of [[quark]]s or a [[quark]]-[[antiquark]] pair. | + | :*[[Quark]]s - A group of '''subatomic particle''' believed to be [[Fundamental Particle|fundamental]] but have never been observed on their own. They always exists in either a triplet of [[quark]]s or a [[quark]]-[[antiquark]] pair. |
:*[[Hadron]]s - '''Subatomic particles''' made of [[quark]]s. | :*[[Hadron]]s - '''Subatomic particles''' made of [[quark]]s. | ||
:**[[Baryon]]s - A type of [[hadron]] made of 3 [[quark]]s. | :**[[Baryon]]s - A type of [[hadron]] made of 3 [[quark]]s. | ||
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Contents
Key Stage 3
Meaning
A subatomic particle is any particle smaller than an atom.
About Subatomic Particles
Key Stage 4
Meaning
A subatomic particle is any particle smaller than an atom.
About Subatomic Particles
Key Stage 5
Meaning
A subatomic particle is any particle smaller than an atom.
About Subatomic Particles
- Subatomic particles include all fundamental particles as well as some other low mass particles made from a combination of fundamental particles.
- Some subatomic particles you should know are:
- Leptons - A group of fundamental particles
- Quarks - A group of subatomic particle believed to be fundamental but have never been observed on their own. They always exists in either a triplet of quarks or a quark-antiquark pair.
- Hadrons - Subatomic particles made of quarks.
- Bosons - Subatomic particles which mediate the fundamental interactions.
- Photon - A fundamental particle and a type of boson which mediates the electromagnetic interaction.
- W-boson - A type of boson which mediates the weak nuclear interaction.
- Z-boson - A type of boson which mediates the weak nuclear interaction.
- NB: The leptons and baryons all have anti-particle counterparts with the same mass but opposite charge.