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Particle Physics

Relatively recent experimental results have confirmed what philosophers throughout history had theorized all along; that all matter is made up of elementary particles. Those curious about this cutting-edge field of physics known as particle physics should post their questions here, including those about fundamental particles, fundamental forces, Grand Unified Theories, and the extraordinary devices that have been or need to be engineered to research them.

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How come the universe is made of matter and not antimatter?

That is not currently known. There is a slight assymetry between matter and antimatter, but so far, it seems that this assymetry is not enough to explain why there is only matter, and hardly any antimatter, in the Universe. Without such an assymetry, there wouldn't be either matter or antimatter in the Universe - just radiation. For more information about what is known, and what isn't, check the Wikipedia article on "Baryon asymmetry".

What are particles found in an atom besides protons neutrons and electrons?

  • photons carry the electromagnetic force that holds electrons to the nucleus.
  • mesons carry the strong force that holds protons and neutrons together in the nucleus.
  • W & Z bosons carry the weak force that holds protons and neutrons together in the nucleus and mediate beta decay processes.
  • quarks are inside the protons and neutrons.
  • gluons carry the strong force that holds quarks together inside protons and neutrons.

What is the speed of electron in shell?

speed of electrons varies from shell to shell . it increases from inner orbit to outer orbit

How many electrons are in an atom of 238U?

Uranium is a non metal element. There are 92 electrons in a single atom.

Has the unified field theory been solved?

No, and we're actually not positive there really is a single "theory of everything".

How many plancks in a petameter?

1 petameter = 1015 meters

Planck length = 1.6162 x 10-35 meter (rounded)

1 petameter/Planck length = 6.1874 x 1049(rounded)

Can an object gain 6.5 electrons?

In modern physics, particles can certainly have or be assigned a fractional charge (like quarks with a charge of +/- 2/3) or fractional spin (like the spin 1/2 fermions) but the concept of a fraction of a particle is not recognized. An object gaining six electrons is possible but gaining a half of an electron isn't meaningful. In an abstract sense, two atoms might share an electron in a bond (with covalent behavior) but in reality this would be more like a probability cloud with an electron sharing its "time" partly with one atom and partly with the other.

Where is the neuton located in the atom?

It is located in the inside of the atom, if what you mean is neutron.

How does a hot wire emit electrons?

a hot wire emits electrons just like any other wire would. It is through the flow of electricity. Its the exact same thing. Good question though

Does a subatomic particle have methane?

Any link exist between methane and subatomic particles.

Why electron have negative charge?

Understanding that this question is the same as asking "why do we have one moon?" or "why does hydrogen have one proton" might help you reconsider what it is you are trying to ask. It is what it is. Asking "why" is a philosophical question to which no one would know the answer...

Here i just wana say that as we know that a proton and a neurtron can be further subdivided into quarks which are the building blocks of hadrons(i.e Proton and neutron etc), there are six quarks ,however a proton is made of only 3 quarks , two up quarks and one down quark..

value for up quark is 2/3

for down quark value is -1/3

so mathematically,

2/3*2 = 4/3

4/3-1/3=3/3= 1 a positive plus charge on proton

FOR neutron same process as above..

but for an electron we cant calculate it in the way like for proton and neutron.

so we have to just accept it in the way as it is..just like some planets of our universe are big and some are small..so we cant say that why these are...

however Quantam mechanics is still on working for this...REGARDS

What particles are found on the outside of a nucleus?

The basic particles outside the nucleus in an atom (note "outside", not "on the outside of" ... there's a subtle difference) are electrons.

Atomic spectra and electron energy levels?

The atomic spectra of an element is basically the lines of color that appear when an electron jumps down or up an energy level. Depending on the shells that an electron jumps is the intensity or the color omitted. The colors that we see (yellow, orange, red, green, blue, purple) mean different level jumps with purple being the highest and yellow being the lowest. The higher the energy level the lower the wavelength omitted and the lower the energy jump the higher the wavelength.

Among the elementary subatomic particles of physics is the muon?

Yes, the muon is a subatomic elementary particle. The subatomic label is not really needed; all elementary particles are subatomic.

What is accomplished when an object is moved by a force?

When an object is moved by a force, work is done, increasing or decreasing its kinetic energy, often but not always decreasing or increasing its potential energy.

Do Jimmy neutrons shoes smell?

His shoes smell really bad because in see Jimmy run he runs so fast his feet are gone because of the odor his shoes can't take it

Did hadron collider open a worm hole to a mirror universe?

No, and the theory that it even could is laughable. Currently, worm holes and parallel universes are more science fiction than fact. The possibility is availiable, but our ability to do such is nowhere near what we'd need.

They're smashing atoms together. It's really cool, it releases lots of energy, and shows us what atoms' insides look like, but the worst case scenarios are as improbable as shooting two bullets together and expecting an alien named Bob to suddenly appear and spell, "Surrender or Die" with his laser eyes while his pet geode dominates China.

Space-time has a way of undoing all the stupid crap we do to it. Should we open a wormhole, it'll close it back.

Is quark the smallest particles?

People would say yes. But actually, no. Neutrino is nearly 20 times smaller.