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It is now believed that protons and neutrons (which constitute nuclei of ordinary matter) are themselves built out of more elementary units called quarks. A proton and a neutron consist of three quarks each. Two types of quarks, the so called 'up' quark (denoted by $u$ ) of charge $+(2 / 3)$ e, and the 'down' quark (denoted by d) of charge $(-1 / 3)$ e, together with electrons build up ordinary matter. (Quarks of other types have also been found which give rise to different unusual varieties of matter.) Suggest a possible quark composition of a proton and neutron.
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Proton, $\mathrm{p}=2 \mathrm{u}+1 \mathrm{~d}=2 \times \frac{2}{3} \mathrm{e}-\frac{\mathrm{e}}{3}=\mathrm{e}$
Neutron, $\mathrm{n}=1 \mathrm{u}+2 \mathrm{~d}=1 \times \frac{2}{3} \mathrm{e}+2 \times\left(-\frac{\mathrm{e}}{3}\right)=0$
Neutron, $\mathrm{n}=1 \mathrm{u}+2 \mathrm{~d}=1 \times \frac{2}{3} \mathrm{e}+2 \times\left(-\frac{\mathrm{e}}{3}\right)=0$
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