At 10⁻¹⁰ s during the evolution of the universe, formed, which are elementary particles that make up protons and neutrons?

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Nylah Meadows

21 January, 15:14

At 10⁻¹⁰ s during the evolution of the universe, formed, which are elementary particles that make up protons and neutrons?

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Christopher Reid · Answer 1

Protons and neutrons are made of quarks and a cloud of gluons. The down quarks have a charge of - ⅓ while an up quark has a charge of + ⅔. So each neutron is made with two down quarks and one up quark, while each neutron is made with two up quarks and one down quark.