Why is the Study of Sub-Atomic Particles a field of Physics and not Chemistry?

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I see sub-atomic particles is studied as “Particle Physics”

If the study of the properties of elements, compounds, reactions etc are a field of Chemistry then why is the study of sub-atomic particles (quarks, neutrinos, gluons) and their properties mostly done by Physicists (Particle Physics)
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Chemicals are *made up of* atoms.

If you look at an atom, a single atom, can you tell what chemical it is part of? No.

It’s like looking at a single Lego and being able to tell if it’s part of a big castle or a racecar.

So studying atoms, or sub-atomic particles, isn’t related to chemistry.
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