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A quark may be one of several categories: up (+2/3 charge), down (-1/3 charge), charmed, strange, top, and bottom. A quark, generally speaking, has no subparticles of its own that are generally accepted or discussed, but, in terms of size, the gluon, the gauge boson that mediates the "glue" force between the quarks can be construed as "smaller" in size than a quark.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 13y agoLeptons (e.g. electrons, neutrinos) and quarks are all identical in size, infinitesimal point particles having zero volume. However their masses vary dramatically: neutrinos have such tiny masses they haven't been measured (yet) but are known to be larger than zero, particles like electrons have intermediate masses, quarks have higher masses.
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∙ 11y agoThe gluon is a massless particle whereas a neutrino has a mass that is slightly greater than zero. As such, a neutrino is bigger than a gluon.
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Is quark the smallest particles?
People would say yes. But actually, no. Neutrino is nearly 20 times smaller.
When was Tau neutrino created?
Tau neutrino was created in 2000.
When was Electron neutrino created?
Electron neutrino was created in 1956.
Are laptons electrons?
I presume you mean lepton instead of lapton ;) In which case leptons are not electrons, but electrons are leptons. Leptons are a group of matter particles which do not feel the strong nuclear force and are believed to be elementary (i.e. they do not consist of smaller particles). They are: -Electron -Muon -Tau(on) -Electron neutrino -Muon neutrino -Tau neutrino and their associated anti particles (such as the anti-electron, commonly known as the positron).
How can neutrino oscillation explain the solar neutrino problem?
The solar neutrino problem relates to the discrepancy between the proportions of the different flavours of neutrinos emitted by the sun in the theoretical model as opposed to experimental measurements. Whilst the sun primarily emitts electron neutrinos, neutrino observatories such as SNO+ detected neutrinos in roughly equal proportions of the three flavours; furthermore the quantity of electron neutrinos detected was less than the theoretically predicted value. Both of these can be explained by neutrino oscillation - in which the neutrinos alter their mass to change their flavour (ie. an electron neutrinos gain mass to change to a muon neutrino). This would also explain the relative lack of electron neutrinos, thus solving the solar neutrino problem!
Is there anything smaller than a gluon?
not yet
Is there any particle smaller than neutrino?
I suppose that gluons are smaller because these particles are massless.
Is there anything smaller than a neutrino?
Depends what you mean by "smaller." The mass of a photon is smaller than even that of a neutrino. At a sub-atomic level, concepts like "volume" or "size" become almost meaningless, so it is difficult to say whether the "size" of a neutrino is greater or less than that of, say, an electron.
How many elementary particles have been discovered?
6 Quarks (Up, Down, Charm, Strange, Top, Bottom) 6 Leptons (Electron, Muon, Tau, Electron Neutrino, Muon Neutrino, Tau Neutrino) 5 Bosons (Photon, W+,W- & Z Bosons, Gluon) Overall 17
How many particles have been discovered so far?
6 Quarks (Up, Down, Charm, Strange, Top, Bottom) 6 Leptons (Electron, Muon, Tau, Electron Neutrino, Muon Neutrino, Tau Neutrino) 5 Bosons (Photon, W+,W- & Z Bosons, Gluon) Overall 17
Is there any new found particles which is smaller than quarks?
YES , A GLUON A particle smaller than atom is a subatomic particle, protons , neutrons, and , electrons, the smallest one is an electron, smaller than that are point particles and elementary particles, one elementary particle and point particle is a quark, up quarks down quarks the smallest single thing found so far is a GLUON, which is the force which binds/holds quarks together. Where the devil lives in anti matter there are also atoms and subatomic particles and point particles but just anti, anti- GLUON, anti-QUARK, anti-ATOM, anti-SUBATOMIC PARTICLE. There is something called the string theory, and super string theory that theorizes about bosonic/boson strings but it can not be provine yet, and I think a gluon is still alot smaller than a bosonic/boson string if they are true. HOPE THIS HELPS
Does a neutrino have mass what is it made of?
Yes, it has a mass - though the mass is quite small. As far as I know, the neutrino has not been found to have smaller parts.
How small is a neutrino?
Pretty small. Although the exact mass of these particles (there are three "flavors" of neutrinos) is unknown, the maximum possible mass of the heaviest possible neutrino is about a millionth of the mass of an electron.
What particle is smaller than a virus?
A particle smaller than a virus is a prion. It can cause diseases and is a misfolded protein. A particle smaller than atom is a subatomic particle, protons , neutrons, and , electrons, the smallest one is an electron, smaller than that are point particles and elementary particles, one elementary particle and point particle is a quark, up quarks down quarks the smallest single thing found so far is a GLUON, which is the force which binds/holds quarks together. Where the devil lives in anti matter there are also atoms and subatomic particles and point particles but just anti, anti- GLUON, anti-QUARK, anti-ATOM, anti-SUBATOMIC PARTICLE. There is something called the string theory, and super string theory that theorizes about bosonic/boson strings but it can not be provine yet, and I think a gluon is still alot smaller than a bosonic/boson string if they are true.
What is smaller than a gluon?
Bosons are particles with integer spin which do not obey the Pauli Exclusion Principle, therefore a number of them may occupy the same quantum state.In general, all bosons can be classified as either mesons (composite particles) or gauge bosons (elementary bosons). Pions are examples of mesons, while photons are examples of gauge bosons.Since the name "boson" applies to a number of particles there can be no answer to this question.Bosons are part of 3 families of fundamental particles described by the Standard Model of quantum physics, and being fundamental means they have no known substructure - i.e., there isn'tanything smaller than a boson. (The same applies to quarks and leptons.)
Smaller particles than the atom?
A particle smaller than atom is a subatomic particle, protons , neutrons, and , electrons, the smallest one is an electron, smaller than that are point particles and elementary particles, one elementary particle and point particle is a quark, up quarks down quarks the smallest single thing found so far is a GLUON, which is the force which binds/holds quarks together. Where the devil lives in anti matter there are also atoms and subatomic particles and point particles but just anti, anti- GLUON, anti-QUARK, anti-ATOM, anti-SUBATOMIC PARTICLE. There is something called the string theory, and super string theory that theorizes about bosonic/boson strings but it can not be provine yet, and I think a gluon is still alot smaller than a bosonic/boson string if they are true. HOPE THIS HELPS
Is an asteroid bigger than a neutrino?
Yes.
