Physics A-Level
Baryons
What Baryons means in Physics A-Level, as defined for AQA, OCR.
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Reference: AQA
Particles made from three quarks, with the proton given as uud and the neutron as udd.
A sub-class of hadrons made of three quarks, with the proton and neutron as examples.
Hadrons such as protons and neutrons, which contain three quarks.
Topics that use Baryons
- Classification of particles (AQA A-Level)
- Quarks and antiquarks (AQA A-Level)
- Fundamental particles (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Baryon number
- Hadrons
- Mesons
- Strangeness
- Anti-quark charge reversal
- Antiquarks
- Baryon number and strangeness
- Baryons and antibaryons
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