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Are electrons protons and neutrons the smallest particles?.

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Answer : No

Brief explanation:

John Dalton considered atom as the smallest particle but later on this theory failed due to discovery of electron,proton and neutron. This three are the subatomic atomic particle. Later on Murray Gell-Mann discovered the quarks which forms the neutrons and protons and determine overall charge on them.

Conclusion - Electron, proton and neutron are subatomic particles not smallest particles.

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