High School Do charged particles always have spin?

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Charged particles do not always have spin, as evidenced by charged pions, which possess an electric charge but have a total angular momentum of J=0. While all known charged elementary particles exhibit spin, the Higgs boson remains the only identified spin-0 particle. Additionally, uncharged elementary particles such as neutrinos and photons possess spin, highlighting that charge and spin are not inherently linked. Gluons, although electrically uncharged, carry a color charge, further illustrating the complexity of particle properties. The relationship between charge and spin is nuanced, with exceptions existing in both charged and uncharged particles.
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(Apologies for a basic question) Do charged particles always have spin ? Maybe a better question is, are charge and spin always associated ?
 
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Charged pions have an electric charge but J=0.

All charged elementary particles we know have a spin - because the (uncharged) Higgs boson is the only spin 0 particle we know.
We know uncharged elementary particles with spin - neutrinos.
 
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mfb said:
We know uncharged elementary particles with spin - neutrinos.
And photons!
And Z-bosons.

Gluons are also electrically uncharged but carry color charge.
 
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