According to modern understanding, protons and neutrons are each composed of

A) three quarks.
B) three leptons.
C) two fermions.
D) four bosons.


A) three quarks.

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In state n = 1, the energy of the hydrogen atom is -13.58 eV. What is its energy in state n = 2?

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When the hydrogen isotope tritium-3 emits a beta particle, it becomes an isotope of

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