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1) they will repel each other, just like any other two positively charged objects.
2) if close enough, they will attract each other due to the strong nuclear force.
Two protons, however, are not a sufficiently combination to form a nucleus -- there must be at least one (preferably two) neutrons added to allow the two protons to stay close.
Why is a neutron needed to make this combination stable? We're not sure.
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