Lesson 6.4.2

6.4.2 Fundamental particles Quiz: OCR Physics, Unit 5

20 questions

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The 20 questions

  1. Which fundamental force affects hadrons but never affects leptons?

    • Gravitational force
    • Strong nuclear force
    • Weak nuclear force
    • Electromagnetic force
  2. What is the simple quark model composition of a proton?

    • udd
    • uud
    • uds
    • uus
  3. What is the simple quark model composition of a neutron?

    • sss
    • uud
    • dds
    • udd
  4. What is the electric charge of an up quark in terms of elementary charge e?

    • -1/3 e
    • +2/3 e
    • -2/3 e
    • +1/3 e
  5. What is the electric charge of a down quark in terms of elementary charge e?

    • -1/3 e
    • +2/3 e
    • -2/3 e
    • +1/3 e
  6. What is the electric charge of an anti-down quark in terms of elementary charge e?

    • +1/3 e
    • -1/3 e
    • -2/3 e
    • +2/3 e
  7. In beta-minus decay, which quark transformation occurs inside the decaying nucleon?

    • d to s
    • d to u
    • u to s
    • u to d
  8. In beta-plus decay, which particle is emitted alongside the positron?

    • Electron antineutrino
    • Muon neutrino
    • Tau neutrino
    • Electron neutrino
  9. Which particle is the antiparticle corresponding to the electron?

    • Positron
    • Antiproton
    • Photon
    • Neutrino
  10. At what nucleon separation distance does the strong nuclear force become repulsive?

    • Below 0.5 fm
    • Between 1-3 fm
    • Below 3.0 fm
    • Above 3.0 fm
  11. At what approximate separation distance is the strong nuclear force at maximum attraction?

    • 10.0 fm
    • 0.1 fm
    • 1.0 fm
    • 5.0 fm
  12. How does the nuclear radius R depend on the nucleon number A?

    • Proportional to A^2
    • Proportional to A^(1/3)
    • Proportional to A
    • Proportional to A^(2/3)
  13. If a nucleus has a nucleon number eight times larger, how much larger is its radius?

    • 8 times
    • 4 times
    • 2 times
    • 64 times
  14. How does the mean density of a nucleus change as nucleon number increases?

    • It remains constant
    • Decreases with A
    • Proportional to A^2
    • Increases with A
  15. Which of these fundamental particles is classified as a lepton?

    • Neutrino
    • Proton
    • Neutron
    • Pion
  16. Which of these subatomic particles is classified as a hadron?

    • Neutron
    • Neutrino
    • Positron
    • Electron
  17. Which particle is emitted alongside the electron during beta-minus nuclear decay?

    • Gamma photon
    • Electron neutrino
    • Electron antineutrino
    • Positron
  18. What is the electric charge of an anti-up quark in terms of elementary charge e?

    • +2/3 e
    • +1/3 e
    • -1/3 e
    • -2/3 e
  19. Compared to a standard proton, what property is opposite for an antiproton?

    • Baryon magnitude
    • Half-life
    • Electric charge
    • Rest mass
  20. If a nucleus has a nucleon number of 27, what is its radius in terms of r0?

    • 27 r0
    • 3 r0
    • 81 r0
    • 9 r0

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