Mesons Are Composed of

question 29

Multiple Choice

Mesons are composed of

• A) any odd number of quarks.
• B) three quarks of matching color.
• C) three quarks of three different colors.
• D) a colorless quark-antiquark pair.

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Definitions:

IUPAC Name

A unique, standardized identifier for chemical substances based on the rules established by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry.

IUPAC Name

The systematic name assigned to a chemical substance based on the rules of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry.

Compound Name

A name given to a chemical substance based on the types of atoms or groups of atoms it contains.

Carbonyl Group

A functional group consisting of a carbon atom double-bonded to an oxygen atom, commonly found in aldehydes and ketones.