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Up Quark

By Andrew Zimmerman Jones, About.com

Definition: An up quark (symbol u) is a first generation quark with the following properties:
  • Weak Isospin: +1/2
  • Isospin (Iz): +1/2
  • Charge (proportion of e): +2/3
  • Mass (in MeV/c2): 1.5 to 4.0

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