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Fundamental particles - Physics AS AQA

what are the fundamental particles?
Original post by jilebinator
what are the fundamental particles?


Particles which (we believe) are not themselves made up from any smaller particles (i.e they have no substructure)

atoms - not fundamental, made up from protons and neutrons
electrons - fundamental; no smaller components
protons - not fundamental, made from quarks
quarks - fundamental
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Leptons - electron, muon, electron neutrino, muon neutrino
Quarks - up, down, strange
Their anti-particles are also fundamental.

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