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The Particle Zoo
| Matter Particles - Quarks and Leptons |
| First Generation |
Second Generation |
Third Generation |
| Symbol |
Name |
| u |
up quark |
| d |
down quark |
| e |
electron |
| ne |
electron neutrino |
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| Symbol |
Name |
| c |
charm quark |
| s |
strange quark |
| m |
muon |
| nm |
muon
neutrino |
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| Symbol |
Name |
| t |
top quark |
| b |
bottom quark |
| t |
tau |
| nt |
tau
neutrino |
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| Force Particles |
| Symbol |
Name |
Remarks |
| g |
Photon |
better known to us as "light"; neutral; carries electromagnetic
force |
| W,Z |
W and Z bosons |
very heavy; W is charged, Z is neutral; carry the weak nuclear force |
| g |
gluon |
carries the strong nuclear force, comes in 8 color combinations |
| G |
graviton |
hypothesized mediator of gravitation; never observed |
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