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Physical entity > Subatomic particle

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Subatomic particle  

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  • In physical sciences, a subatomic particle is a particle that is smaller than an atom. According to the Standard Model of particle physics, a subatomic particle can be either a composite particle, which is composed of other particles (for example, a proton, neutron, or meson), or an elementary particle, which is not composed of other particles (for example, an electron, photon, or muon).

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