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Quarks inside protons and neutrons are thought to carry fractional charges [(+2/3)e; (-1/3)e]. Why do they not show up in Millikan’s oil-drop experiment?

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Quarks having the fractional charges are thought to be confined within a proton or a neutron only. These quarks are bound by forces, which grow stronger, if they are tried to be pulled apart. Thus, the quarks always remain together. It follows that though fractional v charges exist in nature, the observable charges are always integral multiples of e.

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