Physics 9702 · AS & A Level · Fundamental particles

Fundamental particles — practice question

(a)[1]

State one distinction between a hadron and a lepton.

(b(i))[2]

State the quark content of a proton and of a neutron.

(b(ii))[1]

Use your answer in (i) to work out the quark composition of an $\alpha$-particle.

(c(i))[1]

The results of the $\alpha$-particle scattering experiment give evidence for atomic structure. Result 1: The vast majority of $\alpha$-particles go straight through the metal foil or are turned through small angles. State what may be inferred from result 1.

(c(ii))[2]

The results of the $\alpha$-particle scattering experiment give evidence for atomic structure. Result 2: A very small minority of $\alpha$-particles are scattered through angles greater than $90^\circ$. State what may be inferred from result 2.

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