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A-LevelPhysicsParticle physics9702/12 · Feb/Mar 2025 · Q371 Mark

What is a general description of a baryon?

AIt consists of three quarks that must all be the same flavour.
BIt consists of three quarks that do not need to be the same flavour.
CIt consists of two quarks that must both be the same flavour.
DIt consists of two quarks that do not need to be the same flavour.

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B: It consists of three quarks that do not need to be the same flavour.

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Particle physics, A-Level Physics (syllabus 9702). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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A-Level Physics, Feb/Mar 2025 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 37.

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