Difference between revisions of "Up-quark"
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===About Up-quarks=== | ===About Up-quarks=== | ||
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: There are two '''up-quarks''' in a [[proton]] and only one '''up-quark''' in a [[neutron]]. | : There are two '''up-quarks''' in a [[proton]] and only one '''up-quark''' in a [[neutron]]. | ||
Latest revision as of 07:58, 19 July 2019
Key Stage 5
Meaning
An up-quark (u) is a type of quark with a charge of \(+\frac{2}{3}\).
About Up-quarks
- The up-quark is denoted with a lower case u.
- There are two up-quarks in a proton and only one up-quark in a neutron.
| Quark | Charge/e | Strangeness | Baryon Number | Lepton Number |
| \(Q=+\frac{2}{3}\) | \(S=0\) | \(B=+\frac{1}{3}\) | \(L=0\) | |
| \(Q=-\frac{2}{3}\) | \(S=0\) | \(B=-\frac{1}{3}\) | \(L=0\) |