![]() ![]() The Bottom Quark has even greater mass than the Strange Quark. The Strange Quark has the same electrical charge (−1/3) as the Down Quark but is heavier. The Top Quark has even greater mass than the Charm Quark. The Charm Quark has the same electrical charge (+2/3) as the Up Quark but has greater mass. The resulting electrical charge of the Neutron is: The Neutron is made up of one Up Quark (+2/3) and two Down Quarks (−1/3) + (−1/3). The electrical charge of the proton is then: The Proton is made up of two Up Quarks (+2/3) + (+2/3) and one Down Quark (−1/3). Note: Think of Up as positive (+) and Down as negative (−). The Down Quark has a negative (−) electrical charge of (−1/3). The Up Quark has a positive (+) electrical charge of (+2/3). There are also other particles made up of combination of Quarks. The reason that it is a fraction of a charge is that when the original definition of electrical charge of was made, no one thought there were actually particles smaller than the electron (having a −1 charge) and a proton (having a +1 charge). One characteristic of the Quarks is that they have an electrical charge that is either (+2/3) or (−1/3). It is also unfortunate that the scientific community agreed to continue to use these types of names.) ( Note: It is unfortunate that scientists choose somewhat silly names to describe these subatomic particles. The fundamental particles among the Quarks are: Just like their name, they exhibit unusual characteristics. Tau Neutrino, which is heavier than the Muon NeutrinoĪnother group of subatomic particles are the Quarks.Muon Neutrino, which is created when some atomic particles decay.Electron Neutrino, which has no charge and is extremely difficult to detect.They can possess a large amount of energy and the very rare times they do collide with another particle, that energy can be released. This makes them extremely difficult to detect. Neutrinos are extremely small and have no electrical charge. Muon and Tau particles are unstable and exist in nature for a very short time. The Tau particle is similar to a Muon, only heavier yet. ![]() It is primarily seen as a result of a high-energy collision in an atomic accelerator. The Muon is similar to an Electron, only heavier. It has an electrical charge of (−1) and plays an active role in chemical reactions. The Electron remains a fundamental particle, as it was in the original Atomic Theory. The Lepton classification of subatomic particles consists of six fundamental or elementary particles: The electron is still a fundamental particle, classified as a lepton. Recent experiments have shown that the proton and neutron are not fundamental particles but actually consist of even smaller subatomic particles-quarks. An electrically neutral atom has the same number of electrons as protons. In "obits" or shells around the nucleus are electrons. Atoms or elements consist of protons and neutrons in their nuclei (except for the case of Hydrogen, which only has a proton in its nucleus). ![]()
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