So I understand that Up and Down quarks make Protons and Neutrons so why do we bot see more of the other types of quarks around us and the various particles they compose?
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The answers are incorrect. They don’t explain why neuron exists. Neutrons will decay into protons after 15 minutes. If you put a neutron into a nucleus, then it will be able to occupy lower energy levels and interact with the rest of the nucleus by the strong force. Now, it can’t decay into a proton because that would require going into a higher enegry shell and overcoming electric repulsion. For other quarks, this effect is too small to overcome the bigger mass difference.
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