Physics 9702 · AS & A Level · Fundamental particles

Fundamental particles — practice question

How are the proton and the neutron structured in terms of quarks?

  • Aproton: up quark $1$, down quark $1$; neutron: up quark $2$, down quark $2$
  • Bproton: up quark $1$, down quark $2$; neutron: up quark $2$, down quark $1$
  • Cproton: up quark $2$, down quark $1$; neutron: up quark $1$, down quark $2$
  • Dproton: up quark $2$, down quark $2$; neutron: up quark $1$, down quark $1$

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