The proton (red) (IMAGE)

University of Bonn

The proton (red)

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has a radius of 0.84 femtometers (fm). Also shown in the figure are the three quarks that make up the proton and the gluons that hold them together.

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Image: Dr. Yong-Hui Lin/University of Bonn

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