Dec 12, 2025 · Subatomic particle, any of various self-contained units of matter or energy that are the fundamental constituents of all matter. They include electrons, protons, neutrons, quarks, muons, …

Dec 12, 2025 · The term subatomic particle refers both to the true elementary particles, such as quarks and electrons, and to the larger particles that quarks form. Although both are elementary particles, …

Dec 9, 2025 · Fundamental particles possess properties such as electric charge, spin, mass, magnetism, and other complex characteristics, but are regarded as pointlike. All theories in particle …

Jan 9, 2026 · Most of the atom is empty space. The rest consists of three basic types of subatomic particles: protons, neutrons, and electrons. The protons and neutrons form the atom’s central …

Dec 12, 2025 · Subatomic particle - Quarks, Antiquarks, Gluons: The baryons and mesons are complex subatomic particles built from more-elementary objects, the quarks. Six types of quark, together with …

Instead, atoms are made up of smaller components called atomic (or subatomic) particles. Atoms consist of electrons that are bound to a tiny nucleus. The nucleus is made of neutrons and protons.

Jan 9, 2026 · Crucial to the development of the theory was new evidence indicating that light and matter have both wave and particle characteristics at the atomic and subatomic levels.

Dec 12, 2025 · The evidence seemed to indicate that these particles were created in strong interactions in nuclear matter, yet the particles lived for a relatively long time without themselves interacting …

Dec 28, 2025 · Neutrons and protons are classified as hadrons, subatomic particles that are subject to the strong force. Hadrons, in turn, have been shown to possess internal structure in the form of …

Dec 7, 2025 · Neutrons and protons are classified as hadrons, subatomic particles that are subject to the strong force. Hadrons, in turn, have been shown to possess internal structure in the form of quarks, …