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A quark is a fundamental subatomic particle, or class of subatomic particles. It is smaller than an atom.

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What does it mean when a subatomic particle is in the atom?

Basically, atoms are made up of subatomic particles. Subatomic, sub- meaning smaller that, so subatomic particles means "a particle smaller than an atom". So It means that it is a particle within the atom.


Where are electrons found in an atom?

They are found in electron clouds around the nucleus.


Why are protons neutrons electrons called subatomic particles?

Because they are much smaller than an atom


How does the size of a beryllium atom compare with the size of an oxygen atom?

Oxygen is fairly smaller than Beryllium. The two have the same amount of orbital shells, but Oxygen has more protons, which pulls its electrons closer together, thus decreasing the overall size!


Are subatomic and little particles the same thing?

Atoms are composed of protons, electrons and neutrons (save hydrogen-1, which lacks any neutrons). Protons and neutrons are baryons, which are made up of three quarks. Having said that, the quark, which is a fundamental particle, is smaller than an atom by a great deal. Further, the quark is smaller than either a proton or neutron, as both are made of three quarks. The electron is a fundamental particle, and it is smaller still than a quark.When we look at the fundamental particles as they are described in the Standard Model, only the photon and gluon, which are force carriers, are smaller. It should be noted that the way we relate "smaller" in this case is by stating a mass-energy equivalence and describing the mass of the fundamental particles in terms of energy. Use the link below to see a chart of the sixteen particles that make up the three generations of matter.