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Summary Notes on AQA A-level Physics: Particles

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Summary of the content of Particle Physics ranging from Fundamental Forces to Feynman Diagrams. The notes were written according to the most recent specification. They include in depth explanations of each point in the spec, diagrams and key definitions as well as past paper questions with model answers.

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