MargeDicosmo MargeDicosmo 09-06-2015 Physics Answered A deuterium nucleus consists of one proton and one neutron. The quark composition of a deuterium nucleus is (1) 2 up quarks and 2 down quarks (2) 2 up quarks and 4 down quarks (3) 3 up quarks and 3 down quarks (4) 4 up quarks and 2 down quarks