What characterizes a pion, as predicted by Yukawa?
Positively charged
Smallest particle
Mediates the strong force
Largest Particle
Answer
Pions are mesons, subatomic particles made of a quark and an antiquark. They mediate the strong force, which is one of the four fundamental forces of nature. The strong force is responsible for binding protons and neutrons together in the nucleus of an atom.
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