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Could some particles have tiny electric charges?

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe

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The Only Other Particles That Have Electric Charge

There are four kinds of fermions, and each one has a different charge. Electrons, neutrinos, upquarks, and downquarks all have the same electric charges. The only other particle with electric charge is the w; it's exactly the same as the electron. Electric charge can't be created or destroyed: It's always conserved in the universe.

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