Do you know that the first atomic nuclei were formed just 3 to 20 minutes after the Big Bang? During this period, called nucleosynthesis, protons and neutrons collided to produce the earliest elements such as hydrogen, helium, and traces of lithium and beryllium.
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Do you know that microseconds after the Big Bang, quarks and gluons joined together to form protons and neutrons? About one second later, the universe cooled enough for these particles, along with electrons and photons, to create a hot, dense "primordial soup."
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Do you know that right after the Big Bang, the universe was in a state called the quark-gluon plasma? This extremely hot and dense state consisted of free quarks and gluons, which later combined to form protons and neutrons as the universe cooled.
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