How are protons different from quarks?

Quarks are known to make up protons. Each proton that can be seen inside the atom is made out of one Down and two Up quarks. Up quarks usually come with 2/3 positive charge while the Down quarks come with 1/3 positive charge which explains why protons are still mostly positive.

There was a time when protons were thought to be elementary particles, but because of the different tools that started to become produced, people realized that the protons are made out of quarks. Electrons are known to be fundamental particles, though. Neutrons are also made out of quarks, but the number of quarks is different as compared to protons.

Fundamental particles called quarks come in six different flavors. Protons are made of two up quarks and one down quark, while neutrons contain two down quarks and one up quark. A quark is a tiny particle which makes up protons and neutrons. Atoms are made of protons, neutrons and electrons.

It was once thought that all three of those were fundamental particles, which cannot be broken up into anything smaller. It was discovered, after the invention of the particle 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; meaning that up, charm and top antiquarks have a charge of -2⁄3 and that down, strange and bottom antiquarks have a charge of +1⁄3.