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Since a nucleus is made of proton, positively charged particle, you would assume that it would tend to push itself apart. However the presence of neutron allows the charge to be distributed and therefore make it more stable.
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∙ 6y agoThe force between nucleons is called nuclear force.
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What is the intra-atomic forces?
These are the nuclear forces (the strong interaction in the elements nucleus).
How is an element held together?
An element is held together by strong atomic forces.
What cause the atom's nucleus to become unstable?
Inside the nucleus of an atom, there is a competition between two principle forces: strong nuclear forces which keep the nucleus together, and electrostatic forces between the protons which want to blow it apart. Different proton-neutron structures causes changes between these two forces which affects the stability of the atom. The exact instant an atom decays is a quantum perturbation. Every time the atom vibrates, it has a chance of overcoming the activation energy barrier for decay.
What holds protons and neutrons in the nuclues?
Hi, Ill try to answer this question. In the nucleus, there are two main forces which act. These are; 1. Strong nuclear force & 2. Electrostatic forces The electrostatic force, is the repulsive force which acts between the positively charged protons. This is because like charges repel. (You can see this in action if you place 2 magnets with the north poles facing one another and try to move them together.) The strong nuclear force, is a short-range force, which acts to hold the nucleus together. As the number of nucleons (neutrons and protons) increases, so does the strong nuclear force. As such, it is really the strong nuclear force which holds the nucleus together. Hope this helped.
What holds the nucleus and electron cloud together in an atom?
strong nuclear force. The nucleus is held together by both the strong nuclear force and the weak nuclear force. The electron is bond to the nucleus by electro-static forces.
What is the intra-atomic forces?
These are the nuclear forces (the strong interaction in the elements nucleus).
Electrical forces inside a nucleus contribute nuclear?
instability
Why dont the nucleus of atom burst because it is said that like charges repel each other?
The repelling forces you are referring to are from electrical charges and are much weaker than the nuclear forces that hold the particles (protons and neutrons) together in the nucleus.
What forces hold an atom's nucleus together?
Strong nuclear forces hold the nucleus together: the nucleus is actually enveloped in what can be described as a nuclear envelope.
What are strong forces?
Perhaps you refer to THE strong force - that's the force that keeps the protons and neutrons in an atomic nucleus together. It also keeps the quarks inside each proton and neutron together.
What is the attraction and repulsion forces between subatomic particles?
attraction forces between the electrons of one atom and the nucleus of the other atom are balanced by the repulsive force caused by the two + charged nuclei as they are forced together~attractive forces have a little attraction for the atoms.
What force keeps the nucleus together?
The inter nuclear forces bind the atoms and nucleus together . This force is the cause for the nucleus binded towards the atoms.
What type of forces hold sub atomic particles together?
The largest force acting with in an atom is the van der wells force. It is several orders of magnitude stronger the the weak nuclear forces. It really depends on what sub atomic particles you are talking about.
How is an element held together?
An element is held together by strong atomic forces.
What is the difference between strong and weak nuclear force?
The strong nuclear force keeps the atomic nucleus together. Since protons all have the same charge they would repel one another and the nucleus would fly apart without the strong force. The weak force also acts on the atomic nucleus and is involved in radioactive decay and is responsible for radioactivity.
Nuclei are held together by electrical forces?
yes
How are strong nuclear and weak nuclear forces alike?
They are the shortest range of the four forces, unable to act outside the diameter of the atomic nucleus.
