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What overcomes the electromagnetic repulsion between protons and binds protons and neutrons together in the nucleus of an atom?
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The weak and strong nuclear forces are the main reasons
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What keeps particles in a nucleus together?
This is called the strong nuclear force, at close range it overcomes electrostatic repulsion between protons. This force had to be deduced from the stability of nuclei, but theoretical physicists are still trying to explain what it really is and how it works.
Which two forces are responsible for holding the atom together?
The nucleus consists of protons and neutrons. Inside the nucleus, there is an electrostatic force of repulsion between the protons. Those protons have positive charges, and like charges repel. Also acting in the nucleus is a force of attraction called the nuclear force. It provides the nuclear binding energy to keep the nucleus together. This nuclear force is a short range force, and is so strong that it will overcome the effect of the force of repulsion between the protons.
What type of force holds subatomic particles together?
electrons are held to nucleus by electromagnetic force.protons and neutrons in nucleus are held together by both strong and weak forces.quarks in protons and neutrons are held together by strong force.
Are neutrons and electrons held together by strong force?
Protons and electrons are held together in the atom through the electrostatic force of attraction. However, the electrostatic works between any particles, so it should affect protons and protons by making them repel each other and therefore blowing the nucleus of an atom apart. This does not happen because there is a second force at work; the strong nuclear force which (at separations larger than 0.5 femtometres to 3- 4 femtometres) is a attractive force which overcomes the electrostatic force of repulsion and therefore stop the atom being blown apart! hope this helps :)
Name the interaction that binds protons and neutrons together in a nucleus?
Protons and neutrons are held together by the strong nuclear force, they have an attraction towards each other that overpowers the electromagnetic force that repels them. This strong interaction, as it is also known, only works over short distances, microscopic to be exact.
What is the force of attraction among the particles in a nucleus that overcomes electrostatic repulsion and holds the nucleus together?
lattice energy
Is nuclear force repulsive between protons?
No, it is attractive. The strong nuclear force, as it is known, is what overcomes the coloumbic repulsion of the positively charged protons, which would otherwise tend to fly apart due to the electromagnetic force (like charges repulse).
What keeps particles in a nucleus together?
This is called the strong nuclear force, at close range it overcomes electrostatic repulsion between protons. This force had to be deduced from the stability of nuclei, but theoretical physicists are still trying to explain what it really is and how it works.
Which two forces are responsible for holding the atom together?
The nucleus consists of protons and neutrons. Inside the nucleus, there is an electrostatic force of repulsion between the protons. Those protons have positive charges, and like charges repel. Also acting in the nucleus is a force of attraction called the nuclear force. It provides the nuclear binding energy to keep the nucleus together. This nuclear force is a short range force, and is so strong that it will overcome the effect of the force of repulsion between the protons.
Beyond 20 protons why does the nucleus need more neutrons than protons to be stable?
Protons repel each other with the electromagnetic force. Neutrons' electromagnetic force is zero - so what keeps any atom with more than 1 proton from flying apart? There is another force at work here we call the strong force which holds everything together. More neutrons are eventually needed to keep proton-hating protons in a precise balance of forces and spaces.
The stronger force between protons and neutrons in a small nucleus and a larger nucleus?
In a small nucleus, such as oxygen, xenon, or any of the lighter elements, the strong force generated by the protons and neutrons is stronger than the repulsion between protons, and the nucleus holds together. In a larger nucleus, such as uranium, curium, or the heavier elements, the strong force isn't strong enough to hold it together, and the electromagnetic force pulls it to pieces.
What type of force holds subatomic particles together?
electrons are held to nucleus by electromagnetic force.protons and neutrons in nucleus are held together by both strong and weak forces.quarks in protons and neutrons are held together by strong force.
On an atomic level what is the difference between banging metal against metal and melting-welding two pieces of metal together?
when you weld metal, you are combining the two masses by overcoming the electromagnetic repulsion of the electrons to each other when you bang metal together, there is not enough energy to overcome the repulsion, so the two pieces stay separate
Why do you think that atoms have neutrons?
The nucleus of an atom is held together by the strong force, to which both protons and neutrons contribute. The problem is that protons also contribute to the electromagnetic force, which repulses the protons from each other. The strong force has a much smaller range than the electromagnetic force, so in large atoms, protons only receive the attractive strong force from the protons around it while receiving the repulsive electromagnetic force from all of the protons in the nucleus. This is why large atoms tend to be unstable, and where neutrons come in. Neutrons add to the attractive strong force while having no charge that would add to the repulsive electromagnetic force. Without neutrons, the larger atoms could not stay together, their nuclei would be destroyed.
Why two or more protons get to gether?
Two protons alone won't stick together - their electrostatic repulsion is too strong. If there are also neutrons involved, the strong force can become stronger than the electrostatic repulsion - for example, in the simplest case of Helium-3, two protons and one neutron will stick together. The neutron helps provide the strong force to keep the protons together; the two protons by themselves don't have enough attraction through the strong force to overcome the electrostatic repulsion.
The force between protons would do if there weren't neutrons in the nucleus?
Two main forces act in an atom, the electromagnetic force and the strong force. The electromagnetic force pulls the nucleus apart, while the strong force holds it together. Both neutrons and protons contribute to the strong force, but only protons contribute to the electromagnetic force. If an atom has too many protons and not enough neutrons, the electromagnetic force will overpower the strong force, and the nucleus will rip apart into more stable forms.
Are neutrons and electrons held together by strong force?
Protons and electrons are held together in the atom through the electrostatic force of attraction. However, the electrostatic works between any particles, so it should affect protons and protons by making them repel each other and therefore blowing the nucleus of an atom apart. This does not happen because there is a second force at work; the strong nuclear force which (at separations larger than 0.5 femtometres to 3- 4 femtometres) is a attractive force which overcomes the electrostatic force of repulsion and therefore stop the atom being blown apart! hope this helps :)
