Standard Model of Elementary Particles

The Standard Model (reference) is a theory devised to explain how sub-atomic particles interact with each other

There are 16 particles that make up this model (12 matter particles and 4 force carrier particles). But they would have no mass if considered alone

The Higgs boson explains why these particles have mass. Particles acquire their mass through interactions with an all-pervading field, called the Higgs field, which is carried by the Higgs boson.

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