https://teaching.ncl.ac.uk/bms/wiki//index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Down_quarksDown quarks - Revision history2026-04-10T16:41:10ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.44.0https://teaching.ncl.ac.uk/bms/wiki//index.php?title=Down_quarks&diff=20585&oldid=prevNnjm2: Removed some stray code. Added some links.2017-12-11T20:44:13Z<p>Removed some stray code. Added some links.</p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-size: 13.28px;"></del>When this flavour of quarks is combined with up quarks, protons and neutrons can be formed. If one up quark and two down quarks are combined, a neutron is created. If a particle has two up quarks and one down quark, it is a proton. <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></span> </del></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>When this flavour of quarks is combined with up quarks, <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[</ins>protons<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">|protons]] </ins>and <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[neutrons|</ins>neutrons<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">]] </ins>can be formed. If one up quark and two down quarks are combined, a neutron is created. If a particle has two up quarks and one down quark, it is a proton. </div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-size: 13.28px;"></del>The charges of atomic nuclei are determined by the charges of their quarks. For example, a proton has two up (+2/3) and one down (-1/3), leaving it with an overall charge of +1.<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">&nbsp;</span> </del></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The charges of <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[</ins>atomic nuclei<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">|atomic nuclei]] </ins>are determined by the charges of their quarks. For example, a proton has two up (+2/3) and one down (-1/3), leaving it with an overall charge of +1. </div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Up and down quarks are the least heavy of the quark flavours, meaning that after the process of particle decay, they can be formed from other flavours.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Up and down quarks are the least heavy of the quark flavours, meaning that after the process of particle decay, they can be formed from other flavours.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><span style="font-size: 13.28px;">When this flavour of quarks is combined with up quarks, protons and neutrons can be formed. If one up quark and two down quarks are combined, a neutron is created. If a particle has two up quarks and one down quark, it is a proton. </span> </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><span style="font-size: 13.28px;">When this flavour of quarks is combined with up quarks, protons and neutrons can be formed. If one up quark and two down quarks are combined, a neutron is created. If a particle has two up quarks and one down quark, it is a proton. </span> </div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><span style="font-size: 13.28px;">The charges of atomic nuclei are determined by the charges of their quarks. For <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">instance </del>a proton has two up (+2/3) and one down (-1/3), leaving it with an overall charge of +1.&nbsp;</span> </div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><span style="font-size: 13.28px;">The charges of atomic nuclei are determined by the charges of their quarks. For <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">example, </ins>a proton has two up (+2/3) and one down (-1/3), leaving it with an overall charge of +1.&nbsp;</span> </div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Up and down quarks are the least heavy of the quark flavours, meaning that after the process of particle decay, they can be formed from other flavours.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Up and down quarks are the least heavy of the quark flavours, meaning that after the process of particle decay, they can be formed from other flavours.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><span style="font-size: 13.28px;">When this flavour of quarks is combined with up quarks, protons and neutrons can be formed. If one up quark and two down quarks are combined, a neutron is created. If a particle has two up quarks and one down quark, it is a proton. </span> </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><span style="font-size: 13.28px;">When this flavour of quarks is combined with up quarks, protons and neutrons can be formed. If one up quark and two down quarks are combined, a neutron is created. If a particle has two up quarks and one down quark, it is a proton. </span> </div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><span style="font-size: 13.28px;">The charges of <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">atom </del>nuclei are determined by the charges of their quarks. For instance a proton has two up (+2/3) and one down (-1/3), leaving it with an overall charge of +1.&nbsp;</span> </div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><span style="font-size: 13.28px;">The charges of <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">atomic </ins>nuclei are determined by the charges of their quarks. For instance a proton has two up (+2/3) and one down (-1/3), leaving it with an overall charge of +1.&nbsp;</span> </div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Up and down quarks are the least heavy of the quark flavours, meaning that after the process of particle decay, they can be formed from other flavours.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Up and down quarks are the least heavy of the quark flavours, meaning that after the process of particle decay, they can be formed from other flavours.</div></td></tr>
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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>Down quarks&nbsp;<span style="font-size: 13.28px;">have a -1/3 charge</span><span style="font-size: 13.28px;">&nbsp;and are fermions, which means they have a 1/2 spin.</span><span style="font-size: 13.28px;">The anti-down quark has a charge of +1/3 and they both have a strangeness of 0.</span> <br />
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