A Levels Physics (9702)•9702/11/O/N/24

Explanation
Fundamental particles are elementary, not composed of smaller particles.
Steps:
- Define fundamental particles as elementary constituents in the Standard Model, with no substructure.
- Identify A: charm quark as a basic quark flavor, not composite.
- Identify B and C: electron and neutrino as leptons without internal parts.
- Identify D: neutron as a hadron built from quarks, thus composite.
Why D is correct:
- The neutron is a baryon composed of one up quark and two down quarks, bound by the strong nuclear force, per quantum chromodynamics.
Why the others are wrong:
- A: Charm quark is an elementary particle in the Standard Model's quark sector.
- B: Electron is an elementary lepton with no subcomponents.
- C: Neutrino is an elementary lepton, interacting only via the weak force.
Final answer: D
Topic: Fundamental particles
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