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It would be better to say that neutrons do participate in the binding force that holds nuclei together, but do not alone act as the glue. Both protons and neutrons are attracted and bound in nuclei by the nuclear force. The strong force itself, a fundamental force in physics behind this short-distance attraction between nucleons, is actually mediated by another particle - the gluon.
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How are gluon's involved in force within the atom?
Strong nuclear forces act through gluons in the nucleus
What is the primary role of the neutrons in the nucleus of an atom?
The primary role of the neutrons in the nucleus of an atom is to contribute to the binding energy or nuclear glue that holds the nucleus itself together. Recall that an atomic nucleus is made of protons and neutrons. Protons have a positive charge, and they don't like each other. In order to overcome the repulsive forces of the protons, neutrons are included in the structure to contribute to the so-called mass deficit. That phenomenon involves the nucleons (the protons and neutrons in a nucleus) losing a bit of mass that is converted into binging energy to hold the neucleus together.
What holds the atoms in a molecule of methane together?
Elmer's Glue.
What is it considered the glue that holds your solar system together?
Gravity
How do the numbers of protons and neutrons compare in stable atoms?
The majority of stable atoms have slightly more neutrons than protons, but the numbers are similar. The biggest exception is hydrogen, which has a stable isotope having one proton and no neutrons. Many of the lighter elements have stable isotopes in which the number of protons and the number of neutrons is the same. But as the elements get heavier, we increasingly find that stable isotopes have more neutrons than protons. This is an understandable pattern. Protons, all of which have a positive charge, repel each other. It is the neutrons which act as a kind of nuclear glue, holding the nucleus together against the repulsive force that protons exert on each other. As the nucleus gets bigger, more neutrons are needed to hold it together.
What is the diffirence between nuclear force and weak nuclear force?
Yes. The Strong Nuclear Force is the force that holds the protons and neutrons together in the nucleus and is transmitted by gluons. It is the glue that holds the nucleus together. The Weak Force is responsible for the decay of radioactive elements. It ejects neutrons from the nucleus of a radioactive atom.
How are gluon's involved in force within the atom?
Strong nuclear forces act through gluons in the nucleus
What is the primary role of the neutrons in the nucleus of an atom?
The primary role of the neutrons in the nucleus of an atom is to contribute to the binding energy or nuclear glue that holds the nucleus itself together. Recall that an atomic nucleus is made of protons and neutrons. Protons have a positive charge, and they don't like each other. In order to overcome the repulsive forces of the protons, neutrons are included in the structure to contribute to the so-called mass deficit. That phenomenon involves the nucleons (the protons and neutrons in a nucleus) losing a bit of mass that is converted into binging energy to hold the neucleus together.
Does the hydrogen nucleus have the strong force?
Yes. The strong interaction (or strong force) holds or binds quarks together. As you recall, quarks make up protons and neutrons. In cases where hydrogen nuclei have a neutron or two, residual strong interaction holds the neutron(s) to the proton. Some of the mass of the nucleons, which protons and neutrons when we are talking about them as components of an atomic nucleus, is converted into nuclear binding energy or nuclear glue to hold the nucleus together.
What kind of glue holds the boards together?
Wood glue holds boards together.
In order for a heavy nucleus like lead to remain a unit it must have 1.5 times more neutrons than protons to overcome what electrostatic forces?
Lead can only stay together if it has enough nuclear binding energy to overcome the electrostatic repulsive forces of all the protons in the nucleus of its atom. Remember that protons are positive charges, and like charges repel. Only nuclear glue, that binding energy, holds the nucleus together. This binding energy is generated during the process wherein the atomic nucleus was created. The neutrons and protons that are going to be in a nucleus all suffer a slight reduction in their mass. This mass deficit is converted into the binding energy that holds a nucleus together. That's why it takes all those neutrons in the nucleus of an atom to keep the whole thing together.
What holds all the bones together?
glue
What force holds the neutrons in place around the nucleus?
The "strong force" as it is known (also affectionately as "nuclear glue") binds both neutrons and protons to one another, despite electrostatic repulsion that exists between them. It is one of the four fundamental forces of nature.
What is the glue that holds sedimentary grains together called?
The glue is called chocolate munchies
What holds the 2 sides of DNA together?
use glue
Who believed that religion is a glue that holds society together?
Durkheim.
What holds sediments in sedimentary rock together?
PVA Glue.
