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Hi,
Ill try to answer this question. In the nucleus, there are two main forces which act. These are;
1. Strong nuclear force
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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 else can I help you with?
Why does atom of different elements weigh differently?
Atoms of different elements weigh differently because they have different numbers of protons, neutrons, and electrons. The mass of an atom is mostly determined by the protons and neutrons in the nucleus, with electrons contributing very little to the overall mass. The number of protons in the nucleus (atomic number) determines the element and its characteristic properties.
Atoms consist of a nucleus containing?
protons and neutrons, surrounded by electrons. The nucleus holds the majority of the atom's mass due to the presence of protons and neutrons, while electrons orbit around the nucleus in specific energy levels. The number of protons in the nucleus determines the element's identity, while the balance of protons and electrons gives the atom its charge.
Describe Rutherford's model of the atom including the location of proton and neutrons and electrons with respect to the nucleus?
In Rutherford's model of the atom, the nucleus is located at the center and contains protons and neutrons. Electrons are orbiting around the nucleus at a distance, similar to planets orbiting around the sun. The nucleus is positively charged due to the protons, and the electrons are negatively charged, creating a stable atom.
How many protons neutrons and electrons in 40 Ar?
18 protons 18 electrons 22 neutrons
What sub-atomic particles are found in the nucleus?
Protons and neutrons; protons and neutrons contain quarks and gluons.
What holds the nuclues together?
The nucleus of an atom is held together by the strong nuclear force, which acts between protons and neutrons in the nucleus. This force overcomes the electrostatic repulsion between positively charged protons and helps bind the nucleus together.
What are particles found in an atom besides protons neutrons and electrons?
photons carry the electromagnetic force that holds electrons to the nucleus.mesons carry the strong force that holds protons and neutrons together in the nucleus.W & Z bosons carry the weak force that holds protons and neutrons together in the nucleus and mediate beta decay processes.quarks are inside the protons and neutrons.gluons carry the strong force that holds quarks together inside protons and neutrons.
What does the nuclous do?
If you mean the nucleus, than I have the answer. The nucleus is the part of an atom that holds protons and neutrons. (Protons have positive charge, neutrons have no charge.)
What holds the protons in the atomic nucleus together?
The nucleus holds both neutrons and electrons in it.
What is the force called that holds protons and neutrons together?
The force that holds protons and neutrons together in an atomic nucleus is called the strong nuclear force.
What is the nucleus and what particles are found in the nucleus?
An atom's nucleus sits at the center and holds the atom's protons and neutrons. The protons and neutrons are themselves made of quarks (which make the protons and neutrons) and gluons (which hold the quarks together).
What holds protons and neutrons together in the nucleus (3words)?
"strong nuclear force"
Why does atom of different elements weigh differently?
Atoms of different elements weigh differently because they have different numbers of protons, neutrons, and electrons. The mass of an atom is mostly determined by the protons and neutrons in the nucleus, with electrons contributing very little to the overall mass. The number of protons in the nucleus (atomic number) determines the element and its characteristic properties.
How is the Atom's nucleus held together?
The residual strong force. The strong force (or color force) is what holds quarks together to form protons and neutrons. The residual strong force then holds the protons and neutrons together in the nucleus.
What holds protons together in the nucleus?
The strong atomic force holds protons (and neutrons) together in the nucleus.
Particle found in nucleus?
The main constituents of the nucleus are protons and neutrons, but each of these is made up of smaller particles known as quarks.
How many neutrons do protons have?
Neutrons are completely separate from protons, so neutrons do not have any protons, and protons do not have any neutrons.
