Particle Physics Zoo

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  1. 3. A fundamental particle of matter which can exist freely in nature such as an electron.
  2. 4. A particle of light which exchanges the electromagnetic force between charged particles.
  3. 8. A heavy, neutrally charged particle in the nucleus made of quarks and gluons.
  4. 9. A heavy, positively charged particle in the nucleus made of quarks and gluons.
  5. 10. An integer spin, fundamental force carrying particle such as a photon or gluon.
  6. 11. A fundamental particle which cannot exist by itself in nature, and are bound together with gluons via the strong force.
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  1. 1. The antiparticle of an electron.
  2. 2. A force carrying particle, exchanging the strong force between quarks.
  3. 5. Any combination of quarks and gluons which make up a zoo of hundreds of particles.
  4. 6. A light, negatively charge lepton particle which orbits the nucleus.
  5. 7. half-integer spin particles which do not like to be in the same place, moving in the same way.
  6. 10. A hadron particle made of three quarks and gluons, such as a proton and neutron.