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I got it now thank u soo muchAccording to syllabus, we must know that a proton has a charge +e (the basic/elementary charge)
Now according to this question, protons themselves are made up of particles called quarks. There are different types of quarks, each one with its own charge.
Whatever the combination of quarks, the total charge on a proton must be +e. Hence the sum of the charges of all the constituent quarks in a proton must be + e.
So simply check the sum of charges of each option to see if it is +e.
option A: 3 x (-e/3) = -e
option B: (2e/3) + (-e/3) = +(e/3)
option C: (2e/3) + 2(-e/3) = o
option D: 2(2e/3) + (-e/3) = +(3e/3) = +e
answer is D