This diagram summarizes modern particle classification. Where do protons, neutrons, and electrons, the particles that make atoms, fit in?

A) Protons and neutrons are made of quarks, while electrons are leptons.
B) Protons and neutrons are quarks, while electrons are leptons.
C) Protons and neutrons are fermions, while electrons are bosons.
D) Protons, neutrons, and electrons have a separate classification scheme; they are made neither of fermions nor bosons.


A) Protons and neutrons are made of quarks, while electrons are leptons.

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