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No, there are no known particles with both negative charge and spin. All known elementary particles in the Standard Model of particle physics have positive or zero charge. The fundamental building blocks of matter, known as quarks, have fractional charges of -1/3 or +2/3 in units of the elementary charge. The electron, which is a lepton, has a charge of -1. The remaining charged particles, such as the muon and tau, also have negative charges.

Spin, on the other hand, is an intrinsic property of elementary particles that characterizes their angular momentum. It is not directly related to charge. Spin can take positive or negative values, or zero for particles with integer spin. For example, the electron has a spin of 1/2, the up and down quarks have a spin of 1/2, and the photon has a spin of 1.

Particles with negative charge and positive spin (or zero spin) are commonly found in nature. They interact through various fundamental forces, such as the electromagnetic force, weak nuclear force, and strong nuclear force, depending on their properties. However, there is no known elementary particle that simultaneously possesses both a negative charge and negative spin.

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