protons and neutrons
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They are found in electron clouds around the nucleus.
The neutron is a part of the atom, therefore it is smaller.
Protons are positively charged particles found inside the nucleus of an atom. The number of protons in each atom is its atomic number. The name proton was given to the hydrogen nucleus by Ernest Rutherford in 1920.
The element Hydrogen
because they are contained inside the subsection of the atom (nucleus.)