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Strange Quark

By Andrew Zimmerman Jones, About.com

Definition: A strange quark (symbol s) is a second generation quark with the following properties:
  • Weak Isospin: -1/2
  • Strangeness (S): -1
  • Charge (proportion of e): -1/3
  • Mass (in MeV/c2): 80 to 130

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