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physics another name for W particle

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Words nearby W boson

WBA, WBC, wbfp, WbN, WBO, W boson, WbS, WBU, WC, WCC, W.C.T.U.

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Herr W., the owner of the piano, was a remarkable judge of music, and made some excellent criticisms and suggestions.
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Scientific definitions for W boson

W boson

A subatomic particle with positive electric charge that mediates the weak nuclear force. The W boson has a mass 160,000 times that of the electron. Unlike the other weak force mediator (the Z boson), the W boson changes particles it interacts with into other kinds of particles; for example, in beta-plus decay(a kind of beta decay), an up quark in a proton decays into a down quark by emitting a W boson, changing the proton into a neutron. The W boson itself decays into a positron and an electron neutrino. See Table at subatomic particle.

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