Quarks

Quarks make up

protons and neutrons

How many types of quarks are there?

six

The types of quarks are called

flavours

The types of flavours are

up, down, strange, charm, top, and bottom

Up quarks have a charge of

+2/3

Down quarks have a charge of

-1/3

What quarks are protons made up of?

two up quarks and one down quark

What quarks make up a neutron?

1 up quark and two down quarks

How does beta negative decay affect a down quark in a neutron?

It turns it into an up quark, making the neutron a proton

How does beta positive decay affects an up quark in a proton?

It turns it into a down quark, making the proton a neutron