Difference between revisions of "Antimatter"
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: During [[Pair-Production|pair-production]] a [[Subatomic Particle|particle]] and its '''antimatter''' counterpart appear. | : During [[Pair-Production|pair-production]] a [[Subatomic Particle|particle]] and its '''antimatter''' counterpart appear. | ||
: Most '''antiparticles''' are given the name of their counterpart [[Subatomic Particle|particle]] with the addition of the prefix '''anti'''. However, the '''antiparticle''' counterpart of the [[electron]] is known as the [[positron]]. | : Most '''antiparticles''' are given the name of their counterpart [[Subatomic Particle|particle]] with the addition of the prefix '''anti'''. However, the '''antiparticle''' counterpart of the [[electron]] is known as the [[positron]]. | ||
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| + | | style="height:20px; width:100px; text-align:center;"|'''Antiparticle''' | ||
| + | | style="height:20px; width:100px; text-align:center;"|'''Composition''' | ||
| + | | style="height:20px; width:100px; text-align:center;"|[[Electrical Charge|'''Charge''']]/[[Elementary Charge|e]] | ||
| + | | style="height:20px; width:100px; text-align:center;"|'''[[Strangeness]]''' | ||
| + | | style="height:20px; width:100px; text-align:center;"|'''[[Conservation of Baryon Number|Baryon Number]]''' | ||
| + | | style="height:20px; width:100px; text-align:center;"|'''[[Conservation of Lepton Number|Lepton Number]]''' | ||
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| + | | style="height:20px; width:100px; text-align:center;"| | ||
| + | [[Proton]] | ||
| + | | style="height:20px; width:100px; text-align:center;"|<math>\bar{u}\bar{u}\bar{d}</math> | ||
| + | | style="height:20px; width:100px; text-align:center;"|<math>Q=-1</math> | ||
| + | | style="height:20px; width:100px; text-align:center;"|<math>S=0</math> | ||
| + | | style="height:20px; width:100px; text-align:center;"|<math>B=-1</math> | ||
| + | | style="height:20px; width:100px; text-align:center;"|<math>L=0</math> | ||
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| + | [[Neutron]] | ||
| + | | style="height:20px; width:100px; text-align:center;"|<math>\bar{u}\bar{d}\bar{d}</math> | ||
| + | | style="height:20px; width:100px; text-align:center;"|<math>Q=0</math> | ||
| + | | style="height:20px; width:100px; text-align:center;"|<math>S=0</math> | ||
| + | | style="height:20px; width:100px; text-align:center;"|<math>B=-1</math> | ||
| + | | style="height:20px; width:100px; text-align:center;"|<math>L=0</math> | ||
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| + | | style="height:20px; width:100px; text-align:center;"| | ||
| + | [[Positron]] | ||
| + | | style="height:20px; width:100px; text-align:center;"|[[Fundamental Particle|Fundamental]] | ||
| + | | style="height:20px; width:100px; text-align:center;"|<math>Q=+1</math> | ||
| + | | style="height:20px; width:100px; text-align:center;"|<math>S=0</math> | ||
| + | | style="height:20px; width:100px; text-align:center;"|<math>B=0</math> | ||
| + | | style="height:20px; width:100px; text-align:center;"|<math>L=-1</math> | ||
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| + | | style="height:20px; width:100px; text-align:center;"| | ||
| + | [[Anti Electron-Neutrino]] | ||
| + | | style="height:20px; width:100px; text-align:center;"|[[Fundamental Particle|Fundamental]] | ||
| + | | style="height:20px; width:100px; text-align:center;"|<math>Q=0</math> | ||
| + | | style="height:20px; width:100px; text-align:center;"|<math>S=0</math> | ||
| + | | style="height:20px; width:100px; text-align:center;"|<math>B=0</math> | ||
| + | | style="height:20px; width:100px; text-align:center;"|<math>L=-1</math> | ||
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Revision as of 09:32, 19 May 2024
Key Stage 5
Meaning
Antimatter is a material made from antiparticles, which when in contact with matter will annihilate one another to produce gamma ray photons or other high energy particles.
About Antimatter
- Many particles of matter have antimatter counterparts which have the same mass but opposite electrical charge.
- During pair-production a particle and its antimatter counterpart appear.
- Most antiparticles are given the name of their counterpart particle with the addition of the prefix anti. However, the antiparticle counterpart of the electron is known as the positron.
| Antiparticle | Composition | Charge/e | Strangeness | Baryon Number | Lepton Number |
| \(\bar{u}\bar{u}\bar{d}\) | \(Q=-1\) | \(S=0\) | \(B=-1\) | \(L=0\) | |
| \(\bar{u}\bar{d}\bar{d}\) | \(Q=0\) | \(S=0\) | \(B=-1\) | \(L=0\) | |
| Fundamental | \(Q=+1\) | \(S=0\) | \(B=0\) | \(L=-1\) | |
| Fundamental | \(Q=0\) | \(S=0\) | \(B=0\) | \(L=-1\) |