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quarks
- In physics , the elementary particles that make up the protons and neutrons that in turn make up the atomic nucleus . Quarks are the most basic known constituent of matter . ( See antimatter .)
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No quarks have been seen in the laboratory because, according to current theory , they cannot exist as free particles.
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Perhaps no amount of heat can reduce quarks into smaller pieces, and quarks are the end of the road.
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In such extreme conditions scientists study quarks, the building blocks of matter.
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