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1
The spin of a particle is known to be +1/2. Which of the following statements could not be correct?

a .The particle obeys the Pauli exclusion principle.

b The particle is a lepton

c The particle is a hadron.

d The particle is a meson.


2
When an electron and a positron interact two gamma ray photons are produced. Single gamma ray production does not take place because....

a ... electrons and positrons have the opposite charge.

b ... energy and momentum must both be conserved.

c ... the mass loss is insufficient.

d ... electrons and positrons have the same mass.


3
The exclusion principle is named after ....

a ... Heisenberg.

b ... Fermi.

c ... Pauli.

d ... Gell-Mann.


4
Quarks have....

a ... one third the charge of the electron.

b ... multiples of one third the charge of the electron.

c ... multiples of one half the charge of the electron

d ... no charge.


5
Gell-Mann did for particle physics what ................... did for Chemistry.

a ... Dalton.

b ... Boyle.

c ... Mendeleeve.

d ... Lavoisier.


6
A proton.is a ...

a ... fermionic hadron.

b ... bosonic hadron.

c ... meson.

d ... lepton.


7
Which of the following particles is the most stable?

a ... an isolated neutron.

b ... a pion.

c ... an alpha particle.

d ... a kaon.


8
Quarks are ...

a ... leptons.

b ... hadrons.

c ... mesons.

d ... fermions.


9
Which completed statement is not true?

All known decays conserve ...

a ... charge.

b ... lepton number.

c ... mass.

d ... baryon number.


10
The quark configuration of the proton is ...

a ... uud

b .. udd

c .. uuu

d .. ddd