Physics 9702 · AS & A Level · Fundamental particles

Fundamental particles — practice question

The four particles listed below are: alpha, beta-plus, neutron, proton
(a(i))[1]

State the name(s) of the particle(s) in this list which are not fundamental.

(a(ii))[1]

State the name(s) of the particle(s) in this list that do not experience an electric force when placed in an electric field.

(a(iii))[1]

State the name(s) of the particle(s) in this list with the largest ratio of charge to mass.

(b)[3]

A hadron carries a charge of $+e$, where $e$ is the elementary charge. The hadron contains only two quarks. One of them is an antidown $(\bar{d})$ quark. Using the charge, state and explain the name (flavour) of the other quark.

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