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One one level it is the electrostatic (or Coulomb) force which is the force experienced between positive and negative charges. This can explain most of chemistry at a low level (ionic and covalent bonding etc to some extent).
However, it turns out that it is not as simple as this (although this Coulomb force is still very important). When you get to more complicated Chemistry and Physics you realise that atoms and molecules cannot be visuallised in this slightly simplistic model, and then you have to use more complicated models such as Schrodinger Wave Mechanics to deal with the attraction.
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Does water have nuclear energy?
Yes, but more specifically, the atoms that make up the water molecule have nuclear energy. Nuclear energy is what hold the atoms together. It holds the nuetrons and protons together within the nucleus of the atom. So anything that has nuetrons and protons has nuclear energy.
Why energy is released when binding energy of products is more than reactants?
There are four fundamental forces or interactions in nature. These are the strong nuclear force, the weak nuclear force, the electromagnetic force, and gravitation. Of these, the strongest by far is the strong nuclear force, which holds the nuclei of atoms together. It is thousands of times as powerful as the electromagnetic force, which is the what binds electrons to atoms and governs such things as the binding of atoms into molecules. When an atom is broken apart, some of the the energy of binding, related to the strong interaction, is released. Put another way, it is much harder to break or combine atoms than it is to break or combine molecules. The amount of energy released is proportionate to that difficulty.
What is cohesive energy?
Adhesion: attractive force between 2 particles in different substances, like water and glass molecules Cohesion: attractive force that holds molecules of a single substance together, like the surface tension on water
What force holds nuclei of atoms together?
The "strong nuclear force".
What holds huge amounts of energy and their molecules are spread out as much as possible?
Gases.
What is energy that holds atoms in molecules together?
protons
Which forces that holds atoms and molecules together at nano scale?
statical force or energy?
What holds of the combinations of atoms together in molecules?
atomic forcesType your answer here...Electrostatic attractive force holds combination of atoms together in molecules.
What is potential energy stored in the bonds of molecules called?
The name of the energy that holds atoms together in a molecule is called chemical bonds.
Does chemical energy holds atoms together?
Chemical bonds store energy. This is called chemical energy. The chemical energy found inside the bond holds the atoms together.
What binds atoms?
It is the electromagnetic force that holds electrons and protons together in atoms, and which hold atoms together to make molecules.
What type of bond holds atoms together in molecules?
The bond in water is covalent.
How does chemical energy hold molecules together?
. . . Chemical energy holds molecules together by forming the bonds between atoms.in the form of electric bonds
What type of bonds holds atoms together in water molecules?
The bond in water is covalent.
Which holds large numbers of different molecules together?
Intermolecular force holds large numbers of different molecules together.
What is the force that bonds water molecules together?
Hydrogen bonds are what holds water molecules together. They are made up of two Hydrogen atoms and one Oxygen atom. The electromagnetivity of the Oxygen atoms help make this possible.
Where does nuclear power get its energy from?
The power of nuclear energy comes from the forces holding the nuclei of atoms together. This is called the strong nuclear force, and it is far stronger than the electromagnetic force that holds the atoms in molecules together. When a atom undergoes fission, some of that bonding power is released. The power is expressed as kinetic energy of the atomic products of fission, and the kinetic energy of the randomly directed atoms is what we call heat.
