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2.1 The Particle Zoo (AQA Physics)

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A one-page summary of section 2.1 ‘The Particle Zoo’ from the AQA A-Level Physics textbook.

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TITHE PARTICLE 200
COSMIC 19 YS
whencosmicrays enter Earth's atmosphere create short livedparticles
antiparticles photons


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further investigations showedmost cosmic
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