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The down quark (symbol: d) is a type of elementary particle, and a major constituent of matter. The down quark is the second-lightest of all quarks, and combines with other quarks to form composite particles called hadrons. Down quarks are most commonly found in atomic nuclei, where they combine with up quarks to form protons and neutrons. The proton is…
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Down quark | Antiparticle | down antiquark (d) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Down quark | Color charge | Yes | 1.00 | infobox |
| Down quark | Composition | elementary particle | 1.00 | infobox |
| Down quark | Decays into | stable or up quark + electron + electron antineutrino | 1.00 | infobox |
| Down quark | Discovered | SLAC (1968) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Down quark | Electric charge | −.mw-parser-output .sfrac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .sfrac.tion,.mw-parser-output .sfrac .tion{display:inline-block;vertical-align:-0.5em;font-size:85%;text-align:cen… | 1.00 | infobox |
| Down quark | Family | quark | 1.00 | infobox |
| Down quark | Generation | first | 1.00 | infobox |
| Down quark | Interactions | strong, weak, electromagnetic, gravity | 1.00 | infobox |
| Down quark | Mass | 4.7+0.5 −0.3 MeV/c2 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Down quark | Spin | 1/2 ħ | 1.00 | infobox |
| Down quark | Statistics | fermionic | 1.00 | infobox |
| Down quark | Symbol | d | 1.00 | infobox |
| Down quark | Theorized | Murray Gell-Mann (1964) George Zweig (1964) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Down quark | Weak hypercharge | LH: +1/3, RH: −2/3 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Down quark | Weak isospin | LH: −1/2, RH: 0 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Down quark | is a | second-lightest of all quarks | 0.90 | text |
| Down quark | is a | elementary fermion with spin | 0.90 | text |
| Down quark | is a | down antiquark | 0.90 | text |
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