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If the question asks about each type of particle, here is a general answer.
The antiproton is the antiparticle of the proton - antimatter. Though it is stable, it will combine with a proton pretty quickly, and the two particles will mutually annihilate each other releasing very high energy gamma rays (cosmic rays).
A positron is the antiparticle of the electron - and antielectron. It's antimater, too. It will combine with an electron in mutual annihilation and produce high energy gamma rays.
A meson is a subatomic particle consisting of a quark-antiquark pair. It's a strongly interacting boson. There are some 20 different types of them, too.
A muon is a negatively charged elementary particle. It can be thought of as an "overweight" electron. It is unstable, and has a mean lifetime of about 2.2 microsecnds. It will decay into an electron, a pair of neutrinos and possibly some other particles.
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What is the anti-matter equivalent of an electron?
No. The antiparticle for the proton is called antiproton. The antiparticle for the electron is called antielectron, also known as positron.
What is a subatomic particle called?
Examples: proton, muon, boson Higgs, positron, antineutron, tau neutrino etc.
What are the three particles in the lepton family?
They aren't 3 they are in fact 12 if you count anti matter as a separate particle from matter. Electron, muon, tau, electron neutrino, muon neutrino and tau neutrino. The same apply to anti matter positron, anti muon, anti tau, postrin neutrino, anti muon neutrino, and anti tau neutrino.
What would a positron orbiting an antiproton make up an atom of?
It would make an atom of anti-hydrogen-1. Anti-hydrogen has been manufactured in labs using particle accelerators.
What is the symbol for a muon?
Muon=μ-Antimuon=μ+
Fundamental particle responsible for keeping the nucleus together is muon or meson?
It is meson. Hideki Yukawa named it mesotron which was later corrected to meson. Muon was the first particle that had the predicted mass of a meson. It was discovered by Carl David Anderson. It was later conclude that it was not the right particle.
Is lepton part of an atom?
Lepton is the common name given to electron, positron, neutrino, antinuetrino, mu-meson [muon] etc. So an atom has these elementary particles within and come out in specific circumstances.
What are the antimatter equivalents of an electron a neutron and a proton?
Positron, antineutron, antiproton
What is the anti-matter equivalent of an electron?
No. The antiparticle for the proton is called antiproton. The antiparticle for the electron is called antielectron, also known as positron.
What are some antonyms for subatomic particles?
You probable think to antiparticles as antiproton, antineutron, positron.
Paticles with unlike charges?
Electron (-) and positron (+). Proton (+) and antiproton (-). Muon (-) and antimuon (+). up, charm, and top quarks (+2/3) and down, strange and bottom quarks (-1/3).
What is anti-hydrogen made of?
Antihydrogen is the anti-matter analogue of hydogen made from a positron and an antiproton.
Which is a not a subatomic particle?
Examples: positron, photon, neutrino, muon, tau, Higgs boson etc.
Why does antimatter anihilate matter and Would a positron anihilate a muon or a quark?
A positron is the antiparticle of an electron; in other words, it is an alternate name for the "anti-electron". Therefore, a positron would anihilate with an electron. I am not sure about the "why".
What is anti hydrogen?
Antihydrogen is the antimatter equivalent of hydrogen. An antihydrogen atom consists of an antielectron (also called a positron) and an antiproton.
What is a particle called?
Examples: proton, muon, boson Higgs, positron, antineutron, tau neutrino etc.
What is subatomic particles called?
Examples: proton, muon, boson Higgs, positron, antineutron, tau neutrino etc.
