Experiments show that protons and neutrons consist of smaller parts which called quarks.

A proton consist of 1 down quark and 2 up quarks.



A neutron consists of 2 down quarks and 1 up quark.


There are 6 types of quarks 



Quarks can only be "seen" during nuclear reactions. 




Proton
Netron
Up
Down
Charm
Strange
Top
Bottom
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