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In particle physics, quarkonium (pl. quarkonia) is a flavorless meson whose constituents are a heavy quark and its own antiquark, making it a neutral particle and the antiparticle of itself.

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    Bottomonium

  • Quark structure toponium

    Toponium

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Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Quarkonio para niños

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