Question

    Which of the following names have been used for "Higgs

    boson"?
    A Neutral particle Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Mysterious Particle Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C God Particle Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D None of these Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The Higgs boson is an elementary particle in the Standard Model of particle physics. It is the quantum excitation of the Higgs field, a fundamental field of crucial importance to particle physics theory first suspected to exist in the 1960s. In mainstream media the Higgs boson has often been called the "God particle".

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