What types of fundamental particles are in an atom?

A) just up quarks and top quarks
B) just neutrons and electrons
C) just down quarks, electrons, and positrons
D) just up quarks, down quarks, and electrons
E) just electons and positrons


Ans: D) just up quarks, down quarks, and electrons

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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What will be an ideal response?

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Pressure in a Liquid: A cubical block of stone is lowered at a steady rate into the ocean by a crane, always keeping the top and bottom faces horizontal. Which one of the following graphs best describes the absolute (total) pressure p on the bottom of this block as a function of time t if the block just enters the water at time t = 0 s?

A.


B.


C.


D.


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