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Quarks are not strange or charmed per se. There are six different types of quarks, and each one has a different name:

  • Up
  • Down
  • Charm
  • Strange
  • Top
  • Bottom

These are just names - they do not imply that some quarks are indeed charmed while others are strange.

Each quark also has specific properties, including mass, as well as:

Color charge:

  • Red
  • Green
  • Blue

Electric charge:

  • Positive
  • Negative

Spin:

  • +1/2
  • -1/2

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