What are the different types of quarks?

There are six types of quarks: up, down, charm, strange, top, and bottom.

Quarks are elementary particles that make up protons and neutrons, which in turn make up atoms. They are classified into six types, or "flavours": up, down, charm, strange, top, and bottom. Each quark has a corresponding antiparticle, which has the opposite charge.

Up and down quarks are the most common and make up the majority of protons and neutrons. Charm and strange quarks are heavier and less stable, and are typically found in high-energy particle collisions. Top and bottom quarks are the heaviest and have the shortest lifetimes, and are only produced in very high-energy collisions.

Quarks also have a property called "spin", which can be either "up" or "down". This property determines how quarks interact with each other and with other particles. Quarks are always found in combinations of two or three, known as "hadrons". Protons and neutrons are examples of hadrons made up of quarks.

The study of quarks and their interactions is a major area of research in particle physics. Understanding the properties and behaviour of quarks is essential for understanding the nature of matter and the universe as a whole.