Definition: A strange quark (symbol s) is a second generation quark with the following properties:
- Weak Isospin: -1/2
- Strangeness (S): -1
- Charge (proportion of e): -1/3
- Mass (in MeV/c2): 80 to 130
By Andrew Zimmerman Jones, About.com
Definition: A strange quark (symbol s) is a second generation quark with the following properties:
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