Q. Consider the following statements regarding the Neutrino:
1. The neutrino is a tiny elementary particle which is part of the atom.
2. Neutrino has a very tiny mass and with electrical charge.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: D
Notes:
- Proton, neutron, and electron are tiny particles that make up atoms.
- The neutrino is also a tiny elementary particle, but it is not part of the atom.
- Such particles are also found to exist in nature.
- Neutrino has a very tiny mass and no charge. It interacts very weakly with other matter particles.
- So weakly that every second trillions of neutrinos fall on us and pass through our bodies unnoticed.
- Neutrinos come from the sun (solar neutrinos) and other stars, cosmic rays that come from beyond the solar system, and from the Big Bang from which our Universe originated.
- They can also be produced in the lab.
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