#847 What is a gluon?
What is a gluon? It is a massless subatomic particle that carries the force that binds quarks together, known as the strong force. There are four forces that affect everything…
What is a gluon? It is a massless subatomic particle that carries the force that binds quarks together, known as the strong force. There are four forces that affect everything…
Why does iron rust? The iron atoms react with oxygen molecules to produce iron oxide, which is rust. Other metals don’t rust because only iron, or metals with an iron…
Why does a boomerang come back? One wing travels faster than the other which causes it to fly in a circular path. However, not all boomerangs are designed to come…
Watch on YouTube Why is carbon-based life common? Because carbon can bond with many different elements to allow chemical reactions to happen. On our planet all living things contain carbon.…
I learned this today. Antimatter is matter made up of antiparticles. An antiparticle and a particle have the same mass but opposite electrical charges. A proton, for example, contains three…
I learned this today. The Higgs boson is an elementary particle associated with the Higgs field. The Higgs field is an energy field that transmits mass to the things that…
I learned this today. It is possible, but it is not easy, takes a lot of power, and the resultant element would not be very stable. There are 118 known…