ANTIQUARK
Key Stage 5
Meaning
An antiquark is the antiparticle of a quark.
About Antiquarks
- Antiquarks have opposite electric charge and "colour charge" to quarks.
- Combine with other antiquarks to form antibaryons or with quarks to form mesons.
- Quarks and antiquarks are fundamental constituents of matter.
Examples
- The antiproton is made up of antiquarks.
- Antiquarks are produced in high-energy particle collisions.