How is a Proton Positive and a Neutron Neutral? What are Quarks?

Author: William Gottemoller
Published: Sat 10 Apr 2021
Episode Link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/william-gottemoller/episodes/How-is-a-Proton-Positive-and-a-Neutron-Neutral--What-are-Quarks-ethcaj

The atom is most definitely not the smallest particle and most definitely can be broken down into smaller pieces; even the protons and the neutrons that we considered to be fundamental particles in and of themselves can be broken down into smaller particles. In an attempt to open your minds beyond the delusion that the atom cannot be broken down, this chapter is to convey and communicate the building blocks of the building blocks of atoms, which we have alluded to oftentimes in previous chapters but have not covered in-depth. Welcome to the wondrous world of quarks.

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https://home.cern/news/news/physics/fifty-years-quarks

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quark

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Particle_zoo

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quark_model

Pauli Exclusion Principle