Particle Physics -Multiple Choice Questions Quiz

Interactive MCQs on “Particle Physics”:

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Question 1: What is particle physics?

(a) The study of subatomic particles and their interactions
(b) The study of large celestial bodies and their movements
(c) The study of weather patterns and atmospheric conditions
(d) The study of the Earth's geological history

Question 2: Which of the following is not a fundamental particle in the Standard Model of particle physics?

(a) Proton
(b) Neutron
(c) Electron
(d) Quark

Question 3: What are the fundamental particles that make up protons and neutrons?

(a) Quarks
(b) Leptons
(c) Bosons
(d) Photons

Question 4: What is the exchange particle responsible for the electromagnetic force between charged particles?

(a) Graviton
(b) W boson
(c) Photon
(d) Gluon

Question 5: Which of the following forces is responsible for holding the atomic nucleus together?

(a) Electromagnetic force
(b) Weak force
(c) Gravitational force
(d) Strong force

Question 6: What is the particle responsible for giving mass to other particles through the Higgs mechanism?

(a) Photon
(b) Higgs boson
(c) Graviton
(d) W boson

Question 7: Which of the following particles has a negative electric charge?

(a) Proton
(b) Neutron
(c) Electron
(d) Neutrino

Question 8: What is the concept that combines electric charge and color charge to explain the behavior of quarks and gluons?

(a) Electroweak theory
(b) Quantum chromodynamics (QCD)
(c) General relativity
(d) Quantum mechanics

Question 9: What is the main purpose of large particle accelerators, such as the Large Hadron Collider (LHC)?

(a) To study the behavior of planets and stars
(b) To investigate the behavior of atoms and molecules
(c) To create new elements from fusion reactions
(d) To collide particles at high energies and study fundamental interactions

Question 10: What is the name of the hypothetical particle that mediates the gravitational force?

(a) Photon
(b) Higgs boson
(c) Graviton
(d) Gluon