Exactly—or a deviation from the norm, such as an element being in a gas form at a temperature when it typically isn’t.
You’re pretty close with that one. Baryons are particles that are made up of three quarks. Protons and neutrons are the most well-known examples. But that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s exotic. If it’s hypothetical, probably, but …
[She rummages through a bag and hands him a piece of paper that has a chart on it.]
This is a resource I was going to give to my students studying particle physics. Long story short, particles have been put under a number of different categories for one reason or another. Like electrons, they’re under leptons. It’s great you’re getting familiar with the term, but I wouldn’t worry too much about memorizing everything right away. There’s a lot.
lols that's pretty much all of science
You’re pretty close with that one. Baryons are particles that are made up of three quarks. Protons and neutrons are the most well-known examples. But that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s exotic. If it’s hypothetical, probably, but …
[She rummages through a bag and hands him a piece of paper that has a chart on it.]
This is a resource I was going to give to my students studying particle physics. Long story short, particles have been put under a number of different categories for one reason or another. Like electrons, they’re under leptons. It’s great you’re getting familiar with the term, but I wouldn’t worry too much about memorizing everything right away. There’s a lot.