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If quarks are point-like particles and also probability waves, how are scientists able to differentiate between protons and neutrons or able to add/remove protons or neutrons from the nucleus? Wouldn't the atomic nucleus be a probability-blur of up/down quarks, gluons, and (maybe) mesons?

by /u/headbanginggentleman in /r/askscience

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