What is the Composition of Elementary Particles and Light?

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Elementary particles, according to the standard model of particle physics, are not made of anything smaller and are fundamental components of matter. Light is also classified as an elementary particle, specifically a photon, and does not consist of smaller constituents. The concept of energy is complex; it is not an independent entity but rather a property associated with particles like photons and electrons. Energy cannot exist in isolation, as it always relates to other particles or systems. Ultimately, the nature of energy remains elusive, as it is not a tangible substance.
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What is smaller than subatomic particles and elemental partcles? What isn't/can't be made of neither of theese two? What is light made of? Is energy made of something?
 
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This is hard to answer. Mainly because no one really has any clue at all.
In the cozy confines of the standard model of particle physics, nothing is 'smaller' than the elementary particles. They aren't made of anything.
In exactly the same way, light (being treated as a particle, as you may or may not know) is also just an elementary particle.

Is energy made of something? Yes and no. 'Energy' doesn't really exist. Is always goes with something. The energy of a photon, the energy of an electron. It's never alone. So 'yes' in the sense that energy is 'made of' everything else. Without anything, there is nothing to have energy. But then again, energy isn't really anything.
 
So I know that electrons are fundamental, there's no 'material' that makes them up, it's like talking about a colour itself rather than a car or a flower. Now protons and neutrons and quarks and whatever other stuff is there fundamentally, I want someone to kind of teach me these, I have a lot of questions that books might not give the answer in the way I understand. Thanks

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