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Elementary particles

Elementary fermionsHalf-integer spinObey the Fermi–Dirac statistics

Elementary bosonsInteger spinObey the Bose–Einstein statistics

Quarks and antiquarksSpin = 1/2Have color chargeParticipate in strong interactions

Leptons and antileptonsSpin = 1/2No color chargeElectroweak interactions

Gauge bosonsSpin = 1, 2 [‡] Force carriers

Scalar bosonsSpin = 0

Three generations Up (u), Down (d) Charm (c), Strange (s) Top (t), Bottom (b)

Three generations Electron ( e− ), [†] Electron neutrino ( ν e) Muon ( μ− ), Muon neutrino ( ν μ) Tau ( τ− ), Tau neutrino ( ν τ)

Four kinds Photon ( γ ; electromagnetic interaction) W and Z bosons ( W+ , W− , Z ; weak interaction) Eight types of gluons ( g ; strong interaction) Graviton (hypothetical) ( G ; gravity) [‡]

Unique Higgs boson ( H0 )

Notes:
[†] An anti-electron (
e⁺
) is conventionally called a “positron”.
[‡] The known force carrier bosons all have spin = 1 and are therefore vector bosons. The hypothetical graviton has spin = 2 and is a tensor boson; it is unknown whether it is a gauge boson as well.