| Question | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| What type of particle is a kaon? | Meson | 83%
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| Which of the following forces has W bosons as its exchange particle? | Weak | 74%
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| Which term refers to a collision between a particle and its antiparticle? | Annihilation | 71%
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| Which of these is a lepton? | Neutrino | 66%
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| Which of these is a baryon? | Neutron | 66%
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| Which of these is NOT a fundamental particle? | Pion | 66%
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| Which term refers to the formation of equal amounts of matter and antimatter when energy is converted into mass? | Pair production | 60%
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| Which combination of particles are formed as a result of beta-minus decay? | Proton, electron and electron antineutrino | 57%
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| What is the quark composition of a positive pion? | Up, anti-down | 57%
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| What is the quark composition of the most stable baryon? | uud | 57%
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| At distances less than which value is the strong force between nucleons repulsive? | 0.5 fm | 37%
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| What happens when you attempt to separate a quark from a proton? | The energy supplied is converted into a quark-antiquark pair. | 37%
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| What is the specific charge of a nucleus with 76 neutrons and 52 protons? | 3.9*10^7 C/kg | 31%
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| Which interaction is responsible for changing a quark's character? | Weak | 26%
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| What is the quark composition of a kaon minus? | Up, anti-strange | 23%
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