How are protons made?

Protons are made from tiny particles called quark, same as neutrons. The atom is made up of protons, neutrons, and electrons. These three were thought to be fundamental particles that cannot be broken down in smaller particles.

A particle accelerator was invented and used to experiment with the three substances. It was discovered that only the electron is a fundamental particle, but both protons and neutrons are not. Protons and neutrons are made up of quarks and are held together by gluons.

There exist six types of quarks which are referred to as flavors. The flavors can be up, down, top, bottom, charm, or strange. Each of these quarks has an equivalent antiquark which is opposite in charge to that of the quark. The only flavors found in the atoms of normal matter are up and down quarks. A proton is made from 2 up quarks and one down, while a neutron is made from 2 down quarks and one up.

Protons, along with neutrons, are made of tiny particles called quarks, permanently combined after the universe cooled for a few moments from the big bang. Atoms are made of protons, neutrons and electrons. All three of them were once thought of being fundamental particles, which cannot be broken up into anything smaller.

It was discovered, after the invention of the particle accelerator, that electrons are fundamental particles, but neutrons and protons are not. Neutrons and protons are made up of quarks, which are held together by Gluons.

There are six types of quarks called flavours. The flavours are up, down, strange, charm, top, and bottom. Up, charm and top quarks have a charge of +2⁄3, while down, strange and bottom quarks have a charge of -1⁄3. Each quark has a matching antiquark. Antiquarks have a charge opposite to that of their quarks. Hence, up, charm and top antiquarks have a charge of -2⁄3 and that down, strange and bottom antiquarks have a charge of +1⁄3.