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AS and A Level
IMPORTANT
Earn 100

State two differences between hadrons and leptons.

Important Questions on Atomic Structure and Particle Physics
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AS and A Level
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We have mentioned that quarks have different properties known as strangeness, charm, upness and downness. What is charm? What is strangeness? And what is electric charge?

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AS and A Level
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Which of the interactions is not possible?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

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AS and A Level
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Hadrons are made up from quarks.
Which combination of quarks could make up a meson?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

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AS and A Level
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Explain why the most strongly ionising radiation -particles is the least penetrating, while the least ionising -rays is the most penetrating.

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AS and A Level
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Before Rutherford's model, scientists believed that the atom was made up of negatively charged electrons embedded in a 'plum pudding' of positive charge that was spread throughout the atom. Explain how the $\alpha$ -particle scattering experiment proved that this old model of the atom was incorrect.

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AS and A Level
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A nucleus of strontium has a nucleon number of and a proton number of . Describe the structure of this strontium nucleus.

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AS and A Level
IMPORTANT
State the changes that take place in a nucleus when it emits an -particle and then two -particles.

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AS and A Level
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The nuclide of iodine with a nucleon number of and a proton number emits a -particle. Write a nuclear equation for this decay.
