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Is There More Than Three Quarks in the Atomic Nucleus?
Every atomic nucleus is a particle with more than three quarks in them. Protons and neutrons do not count as particles under that definition. A bound collection of particles, of fundamental particles, can be counted as a composite particle. This sort of secret of nuclear physics does not become clear when you look at little cartoon images of clei.