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Down Quark

By Andrew Zimmerman Jones, About.com

Definition: A down quark (symbol d) is a first generation quark with the following properties:
  • Weak Isospin: -1/2
  • Isospin (Iz): -1/2
  • Charge (proportion of e): -1/3
  • Mass (in MeV/c2): 4 to 8

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