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CAIE A-Level Physics AS 11.2.3 That Protons and Neutrons Are Not Fundamental Particles and Describe Protons Questions

Identify fundamental particles and use the quark model to describe proton, neutron and composite-nucleus structure in exam questions.

Syllabus
2028–2030
Course
Physics 9702
Level
AS

Exam points

  • Identify which particles are fundamental and describe proton and neutron quark structure.
  • Use the quark model to determine quark composition of nucleons and composite nuclei.

CAIE A-Level Physics AS 11.2.3 That Protons and Neutrons Are Not Fundamental Particles and Describe Protons Questions question 1

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In a simple quark model there are three types of quark. State the composition of the proton and of the neutron in terms of these three quarks.
proton:
neutron:

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