Which particle carries the electromagnetic force?
Which boson carries the strong force? If you had to pause and think, this lesson is for you. Here are the three sentences you have met, one per force. Only the actors and the bosons change.
Charged particles interact by exchanging photons. The photon carries the electromagnetic force.
Quarks interact by exchanging gluons. The gluon carries the strong force.
Matter particles interact by exchanging W and Z bosons. The W and Z bosons carry the weak force.
Two charged particles interact by exchanging a boson. Which boson?
Charged particles interact by exchanging photons.
The photon.
A boson passes between two quarks, binding them. Which force is being carried?
Quarks interact by exchanging gluons.
The gluon carries the strong force.
The strong force.
Here are six quick matches. Name the boson from the force, or the force from the boson.
Which bosons carry the weak force?
Which boson carries the strong force?
Which force does the photon carry?
Which force do the W and Z bosons carry?
Which boson carries the electromagnetic force?
Which force does the gluon carry?
Which pairing of force and carrier boson is correct?
Two charged particles attract each other. Which boson carries the force between them?
Which pairing of boson and force is correct?