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    • Jul 6, 2020
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W and Z bosons

W and Z bosons are gauge bosons, because they have a spin of 1. W and Z bosons carry the weak nuclear force, which is responsible for the radioactive decay of atoms. They also allow a quark to change its flavor, e.g. transformation of a down quark into an up quark.

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