Which Group Below Shows the Building Blocks of Matter in Order

question 23

Multiple Choice

Which group below shows the building blocks of matter in order of their size, smallest to largest?

• A) quark, neutron, nucleus, atom, molecule
• B) molecule, atom, nucleus, neutron, quark
• C) molecule, atom, neutron, proton, quark
• D) atom, neutron, quark, proton, electron
• E) neutron, proton, electron, quark, nucleus

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