Actually quarks are the building blocks of matter...so let's talk about quarks instead!
You have up quarks, down quarks, strange quarks and my favorite...charmed quarks!
2007-02-27 21:32:47
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answered by Anonymous
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you might want to go a step deeper, atoms are composed of:
* electrons, which have a negative charge, a size which is so small as to be currently unmeasurable, and which are the least heavy (i.e., massive) of the three;
* protons, which have a positive charge, and are about 1836 times more massive than electrons; and
* neutrons, which have no charge, and are about 1838 times more massive than electrons.
Protons are spin-1/2 fermions and are composed of three quarks, making them baryons. The two up quarks and one down quark of the proton are also held together by the strong nuclear force, mediated by gluons.
The electron is a fundamental subatomic particle that carries a negative electric charge. It is a spin-½ lepton that participates in electromagnetic interactions, and its mass is less than one thousandth of that of the smallest atom.
the neutron is a subatomic particle with no net electric charge and a mass of 939.573 MeV/c² (1.6749 à 10-27 kg, slightly more than a proton). Its spin is ½. Its antiparticle is called the antineutron. The neutron, along with the proton, is a nucleon.
2007-02-28 05:33:43
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answered by Anonymous
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Atom and Eve
2007-02-28 05:50:12
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answered by Loathe thy neighbor. 3
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Nowadays scientists tend to believe the atom is not at all the smallest part of the structures; it only tends to behave in certain pattern that enables material to stay stable...In fact entirely new, even smaller parts are being discovered every so often...some of them tend to create presumably chaotic movements...
One can say : everything is indefinitely large , yet indefinitely small; if you look at the space, it's enormous, apparently there's no end to it. At the same time one could speculate things can be indefinitely small as well ?!
2007-02-28 05:48:49
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answered by javornik1270 6
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Atoms are combination of quarks.
2007-02-28 05:38:44
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answered by Anonymous
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Which atom are you referring to?
2007-02-28 05:35:38
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answered by XX 6
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atoms are what make up all matter..
their are things smaller then an atom
2007-02-28 05:32:22
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answered by Anonymous
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um, ok. if you really must.
2007-02-28 05:31:48
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answered by U-98 6
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