Strange-quark

Key Stage 5

Meaning

An strange-quark is a type of quark with a charge of \(-\frac{1}{3}\) and a strangeness of -1.

About Strange-quarks

Properties of the strange-quark.

Quark	Charge/e	Strangeness	Baryon Number	Lepton Number
Strange-quark	\(q=-\frac{1}{3}\)	\(S=-1\)	\(b=+\frac{1}{3}\)	\(l=0\)
Antistrange-quark	\(q=+\frac{1}{3}\)	\(S=+1\)	\(b=-\frac{1}{3}\)	\(l=0\)