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Here is a list of some of the known subatomic particles:

  1. Quarks: Quarks are elementary particles that are considered the building blocks of matter. There are six types of quarks: up, down, charm, strange, top, and bottom.

  2. Leptons: Leptons are another type of elementary particle. The most common types of leptons are electrons, muons, and tau particles, each with their corresponding neutrinos (electron neutrino, muon neutrino, and tau neutrino).

  3. Bosons: Bosons are particles that mediate fundamental forces in nature. The most famous boson is the Higgs boson, which is associated with the Higgs field and gives particles their mass. Other bosons include the photon (mediator of electromagnetic force), W and Z bosons (mediators of weak nuclear force), and gluons (mediators of the strong nuclear force).

  4. Photons: Photons are particles of light and electromagnetic radiation. They have zero rest mass and travel at the speed of light.

  5. Neutrinos: Neutrinos are neutral, weakly interacting particles that are very light and have extremely low mass. They come in three flavors: electron neutrinos, muon neutrinos, and tau neutrinos.

  6. Electrons: Electrons are negatively charged subatomic particles that orbit the nucleus of an atom. They are one of the fundamental particles that make up matter.

  7. Protons: Protons are positively charged particles found in the nucleus of an atom. They are composed of quarks and are much heavier than electrons.

  8. Neutrons: Neutrons are particles found in the nucleus of an atom. They are electrically neutral and are also composed of quarks.

  9. Mesons: Mesons are composite particles made up of a quark and an antiquark. They are unstable and have a mass between that of protons and electrons.

  10. Baryons: Baryons are composite particles made up of three quarks. Protons and neutrons are examples of baryons.

  11. Antiparticles: For each subatomic particle, there is a corresponding antiparticle with the same mass but opposite charge. When a particle and its antiparticle come into contact, they can annihilate each other, releasing energy.

Please note that this list is not exhaustive, and there are many other subatomic particles that have been discovered or theorized. Additionally, scientific knowledge is continuously evolving, so new particles may be discovered in the future.

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